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Delegate Simon outlines HB 2171 to legalize and regulate iGaming in Virginia
Summary
Delegate Simon presented House Bill 2171, proposing a framework to legalize internet casino games (iGaming) tethered to Virginia land-based casinos, with licensing, geolocation, age verification, and proposed revenue estimates intended to fund a future Virginia Gaming Commission and problem-gambling services.
Delegate Simon presented House Bill 2171 on the subcommittee’s iGaming agenda, describing a framework that would bring online casino games under state regulation and taxation.
"IGaming is internet gaming, or iGaming, it describes online casino games of chance," Delegate Simon said, framing the proposal as regulation of an activity Virginians already undertake. He told members that Virginians wagered an estimated $16,000,000,000 in the unregulated online casino market in 2024 and that a legal market could generate roughly $5,300,000,000 in taxable revenue over five years, depending on tax rates.
The bill would create two licensing roles:…
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