A. A qualified organization shall accept only cash or, at its option, checks or debit cards in payment of any charges or assessments for players to participate in bingo games. However, no such organization shall accept postdated checks in payment of any charges or assessments for players to participate in bingo games.
B. No qualified organization or any person on the premises shall extend lines of credit or accept any credit or other electronic fund transfer other than debit cards in payment of any charges or assessments for players to participate in bingo games.
C. Bingo games may be held by qualified organizations on any calendar day.
D. Qualified organizations may hold an unlimited number of bingo sessions on any calendar day.
E. Any organization may conduct bingo games only in the county, city, or town in which its principal office, as registered with the State Corporation Commission, is located or in an adjoining county, city, or town. An organization shall have only one principal office. An organization may not conduct bingo games at an establishment that has been granted a license pursuant to Chapter 2 (§ 4.1-200 et seq.) of Title 4.1 unless such license is held by the organization. This subsection shall not apply to any association of war veterans or auxiliary units thereof organized in the United States or any fraternal association or corporation operating under the lodge system.
1995, c. 837; 2006, c. 644; 2010, c. 429; 2017, c. 739; 2020, c. 568; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 520.