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RICHMOND - A new study recommends the Virginia Lottery oversee all gaming in the commonwealth, including historic horse racing and charitable gaming. Members of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission heard a staff presentation in Richmond regarding gaming in Virginia and a recommendation to consolidate gaming regulation. Currently, three…

Virginia should give a single state agency the power to regulate most gambling. According to a new report, splitting those duties among multiple agencies creates oversight and enforcement gaps in a rapidly expanding industry. Nonpartisan policy analysts also determined a casino in Petersburg would be viable while leaving it to the General Assembly…

The first websites offering online gambling were introduced almost concurrently with the introduction of the very first smartphones; however, the technology at the time did not let the two be merged or incorporated into a single application. The games offered at online casinos consisted of standard video slots, card games, and lottery. Back then,…