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Gambling in Virginia
by Jerry "Jet"
Whittaker
April 3, 2006
Introduction
The city of
Virginia is an attraction for gamblers have a lot of
scope in the city of Virginia as it has a lot of casinos
offering different gambling games. Such is the craze of
gambling in this city, that there is a Delta Saloon is a
saloon in Virginia City that boasts of a suicide table
where the losers in gambling games are supposed to have
committed suicide.
Casinos in Virginia City
Some of the best known casinos in the city offering
different gambling games are
1. Bonanza
Saloon and Gaming This casino is open on weekdays 11am
-5 pm and 11am 6 pm on weekends and closed in
January-February. It features nine slots, has one
restaurant and 4 dollar slot machines, 18 nickel slot
machines and 17 quarter slot machines.
2. Bucket
Of Blood Saloon It is open daily 8am 10pm covering
an area of 2,500 square foot and having 50 slots. It has
5 dollar slot machines, 25 nickel slot machines and 20
quarter slot machines.
3. Delta
Saloon Open 24 hours everyday, it covers an area of
5,800 square foot and has one restaurant. It features
Betty Boops Big Hit, 2 dime slot machines, 17 dollar
slot machines, IGT-Megabucks 2 machines, IGT-Nevada
Nickels Slots, IGT-Quarter mania Slots, IGT-Wheel of
Fortune Progressive Dollar Slots, Multi-denomination
slots 24 machines, Nickel Slots 24 machines, Other
slots 6 machines, Penny slots 10 machines and
Quarter slots 38 machines.
4. Mark
Twain Saloon Casino Open 24 hours everyday and has one
restaurant. It features 3 dollar slot machines,
Multi-denomination slots 53 machines, Nickel Slots 6
machines, Quarter Slots 9 machines.
5. Ponderosa
Saloon It is open 10am-9pm everyday and features a
total of fifteen slots.
A summary of Gambling Laws in Virginia
A person gambling illegally or engaging in interstate
gambling shall be guilty of misdemeanor. If an
association of persons is involved, each person therein
shall be considered guilty. Anyone cheating or playing
by fraudulent means acquires money or any other valuable
thing, shall be fined between five and ten times the
value of such winnings in addition to any other penalty.
An operator of an illegal gambling enterprise, activity
or operation, has been and remains in continuous
operation (of gross revenue of $2,000) shall be fined
upto $20,000 and imprisoned for 1-10 years. Anyone
occupying any place using and permitting it for illegal
gambling shall be considered guilty of misdemeanor.
These laws shall not be applicable to any contest of
speed or skill between people, animals, fowls or
vehicles, where participants may receive prizes or a
certain percentage of stake or premium, depending on
whether they win or lose.
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