Virginia Administrative Code
Title 11 - GAMING
Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES, CHARITABLE GAMING
Chapter 30 - TEXAS HOLD'EM POKER TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS
Section 11VAC20-30-180 - Requirements regarding contracts

1. Require the operator to register with the department and comply with the requirements established in 11VAC20-30-50.

2. Require the operator to report to the qualified organization and the department within 20 days if there is any action taken against any valid license, permit, certificate, registration, or other similar documents related to gambling held by the operator in any state, territory, a possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any political subdivision thereof.

3. Require the operator to report to the qualified organization and the department within 20 days if the operator fails to file or has been delinquent in excess of one year in the filing of any tax returns or the payment of any taxes due the Commonwealth or has failed to establish a registered office or registered agent in the Commonwealth if so required by § 13.1-634 or 13.1-763 of the Code of Virginia.

4. Require the operator to provide the qualified organization and the department with access to the operator's financial record for each poker tournament administered on the qualified organization's behalf for a minimum of the previous three fiscal years and, if necessary, to provide the qualified organization with copies or the department with the originals of these records or any other records deemed necessary to complete an inspection, audit, or investigation without hindrance from the operator. The department shall provide a written receipt for the originals of the records at the time of collection.

5. Require the operator to provide the qualified organization with a copy of a detailed invoice for each poker tournament that the operator administers on behalf of the qualified organization. The invoice shall include the information required 11VAC20-30-60 K.

6. Require the operator to retain all bank account records, including monthly bank statements, canceled checks or facsimiles thereof, and reconciliations for a minimum of three years following the close of a fiscal year.

7. Require the operator to display prominently its operator's registration during each poker tournament the operator administers on the qualified organization's behalf.

8. Require the operator to comply with any restrictions or additional recordkeeping and financial reporting requirements imposed upon the qualified organization by the department due to deficiencies identified through inspection, audit, or other means.

9. Require the operator to pay all expenses other than prizes that the operator incurs in the administration of the tournament by check or electronic fund transfer directly from its bank account.

10. Specify the duration of the written contract period and the termination rights for the qualified organization and operator.

11. Specify the terms of any arrangement agreed upon by the qualified organization and the operator regarding the deposit of the receipts received by an operator due to the operator's administering of a poker tournament for a qualified organization through an electronic fund transfer into the qualified organization's charitable gaming bank account. A written agreement specifying the terms of this arrangement shall be required prior to any electronic fund transfer occurring between the two parties.

12. Require the tournament manager to be physically present at all times during a poker tournament the operator is administering.