Recent years have seen an explosion of legal gambling options in Virginia. And lawmakers are now talking about creating a gambling commission to oversee the industry.
Your local convenience store might have gambling, and then there is bingo night to help out a nonprofit. On a larger scale, Virginia now has sports betting and casinos. Some of that gambling is overseen by the Racing Commission. Some of it’s overseen by the Virginia Department of Agriculture. Some of it is overseen by the Virginia Lottery – a patchwork approach that bothers Senator John Bell of Loudoun County.
“Gambling operations are places where people launder money,” Bell says.
