Virginia Code
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-334 (2026)
Exception to article; private residences
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Nothing in this article shall be construed to make it illegal to participate in a game of chance conducted in a private residence, provided such private residence is not commonly used for such games of chance and there is no operator as defined in subsection 4 of § 18.2-325.
Code 1950, § 18.1-327; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1992, c. 423.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1980–2005 · leading case: Martin v. Ziherl, 607 S.E.2d 367 (Va. 2005).
Martin v. Ziherl, 607 S.E.2d 367 (Va. 2005). “Because Code § 18.2-334, like the Texas statute at issue in Lawrence , is an attempt by the state to control the liberty interest which is exercised in making these personal decisions, it violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.”
Kennedy v. Annandale Boys Club, Inc., 272 S.E.2d 38 (Va. 1980). “2-333), games of chance conducted in a private residence (§ 18.2-334), and bingo games and raffles conducted by certain organizations (§ 18.”
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