Virginia Gambling Statute
Virginia sports betting should be live in January 2021 after the state legalized betting in 2020.
At the start, sports betting in Virginia will take place via mobile and online sportsbook apps, which have become increasingly popular through the legal US sports betting market.
The law that changed the Virginia Lottery’s scope to include sports betting also mandated the establishment of the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund, which will be administered by the Virginia Department of Health and Human Services. According to the law, the fund exists “to provide counseling to compulsive gamblers, implement.
- Sports betting is officially legal in the state of Virginia! After some mostly administrative recommendations from Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, the state approved both SB 384 and HB 896 as law. Sports betting officially becomes legal on July 1, but Virginians won't be able to wager just yet.
- The statute is now referred back to the full Committee on General Laws and Technology. Just give us an opportunity to determine our own destiny,” Lucas, a longtime supporter of gambling, said this.
Here is more of what you need to know about Virginia sports betting.
Virginia sports betting to go live in 2021
We should be just weeks away from a launch of legal sports betting in Virginia.
Virginia regulators have started the process of licensing sports betting apps to operate in the state. That means January 2021 is possible or even likely for a sports betting launch in the commonwealth.
Legal Virginia online sports betting
Virginia sports betting became legal in April 2020, when the Virginia state legislature passed a sports betting bill.
Betting on sports in Virginia eventually will become available from anywhere within the borders of the state. Mobile VA sports betting on smartphones will allow bettors to sign up for and fund accounts through apps on your device.
You do not need to live in Virginia to bet on sports in the state. You will, however, need to be physically located in the state to place a wager legally.
The state lottery oversees VA sports betting. Regulations are already in place, and more than two dozen sportsbooks have applied to operate in the state. There could be up to a dozen apps available throughout Virginia eventually.
Best Virginia sportsbook apps
State law mandates that there will be a minimum of four and a maximum of 12 VA sportsbook apps available.
It is unknown which sportsbooks will offer sports betting apps in Virginia but many of these brands are participating in new markets throughout the US legal market:
Generally speaking, more sportsbooks in a given state lead to a better market. Competition to gain customers often leads to sportsbooks offering better signup offers and promo codes. These can include free bets or deposit matches, ranging from a few dollars to a few hundred dollars.
This is not necessarily a complete list of potential VA sportsbooks. Your smartphone device will use geolocation technology to verify that you are within Virginia before allowing you to bet with these sportsbook apps.
Here’s some more information on some of the biggest sportsbooks that will likely find their way into Virginia:
DraftKings Sportsbook
DraftKings, a leader in both daily fantasy sports and sports betting in the US, has been aggressive about getting into every state possible, and it seems likely it will find its way into Virginia.
If you’re a new bettor it’s not clear what DraftKings will offer in Virginia, but in other states they usually give out $25 free and a deposit bonus of up to $1,000.
FanDuel Sportsbook
The current US leader among all sportsbooks in terms of amount wagered, it’s also difficult to believe FanDuel will be absent from the market.
Again, we don’t know what the offer will be in Virginia, but bettors in other states usually get up to a $1,000 risk-free bet.
BetMGM Sportsbook
The sportsbook from MGM Resorts International has been similarly aggressive entering every online sports betting state it can. It will not have a brick-and-mortar casino in the state, but does have one in neighboring Maryland. In any event, MGM is likely to find its way in.
Bettors should get a deposit match bonus of up to $500, based on what MGM does in other states.
Virginia Gambling Statutes
William Hill Sportsbook
Why will we likely see William Hill in Virginia? Caesars will build the casino in Danville; Caesars is also buying William Hill. One plus one equals a likely VA sportsbook from William Hill, a big operator in Nevada and the UK, with a growing footprint around the US.
William Hill offers up to a $500 free bet on a first deposit in many other states.
West Virginia Sports Betting Statute
Virginia sportsbooks at casinos
When Virginia sports betting launches, there won’t be any physical sportsbooks. Part of the reason why? Virginia also just legalized casinos in 2020, and none of the.
Virginia casinos were approved in 2020 referendums and will be built in the coming years. And there should be sportsbooks at those casinos eventually.
There could also be physical sportsbooks at sporting venues, like Virginia’s two auto racing tracks.