Requisitos para obtener un permiso de juegos de azar benéficos

Explicación Simple

Para que un grupo pueda hacer juegos de azar para recaudar fondos, debe existir por al menos tres años y ser sin fines de lucro. Además, la mayoría de sus miembros deben vivir en Virginia.

Es como si quisieras abrir un negocio de pasteles: necesitas haber horneado durante un tiempo y tener un buen grupo de amigos que compren tus pasteles para que tu negocio funcione.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que el Club de Padres de la Escuela Secundaria Lincoln quiere organizar una rifa para recoger fondos. Ellos han estado activos por dos años, pero son un club que solo recauda dinero para actividades escolares, así que pueden solicitar un permiso aunque no hayan cumplido los tres años.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Va. Code § 18.2-340.24 - Eligibility for permit; exceptions; where valid. A. To be eligible for a permit to conduct charitable gaming, an organization shall: 1. Have been in existence and met on a regular basis in the Commonwealth for a period of at least three years immediately prior to applying for a permit. The three-year residency requirement shall not apply (i) to any lodge or chapter of a national or international fraternal order or of a national or international civic organization which is exempt under § 501(c) of the United States Internal Revenue Code and which has a lodge or chapter holding a charitable gaming permit issued under the provisions of this article anywhere within the Commonwealth; (ii) to booster clubs which have been operating for less than three years and which have been established solely to raise funds for school-sponsored activities in public schools or private schools accredited pursuant to § 22.1-19 ; (iii) to recently established volunteer fire and rescue companies or departments, after county, city, or town approval; or (iv) to an organization which relocates its meeting place on a permanent basis from one jurisdiction to another, complies with the requirements of subdivision 2 of this section, and was the holder of a valid permit at the time of its relocation. 2. Be operating currently and have always been operated as a nonprofit organization. 3. Have at least 50 percent of its membership consist of residents of the Commonwealth; however, if an organization (i) does not consist of bona fide members and (ii) is exempt under § 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, the Department shall exempt such organizations from the requirements of this subdivision. B. Any organization whose gross receipts from all charitable gaming exce