Lawmakers struck out again with a proposal to allow betting on Virginia college sports teams.
Virginia law since 2021 has allowed sports betting through casinos and online sports books like FanDuel and BetMGM, with the exception of wagers on state youth and college sports.
Some legislators have gone to bat to change the law. Sen. Schuyler VanValkenburg, D-Henrico, sponsored Senate Bill 124 this session; his second attempt to get the law off the bench. He introduced a similar measure in 2022, as a delegate.
His bill had committee support this year but was continued to 2025 once it hit the Senate money committee. There was no associated fiscal cost to the state.
