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There are several states that Ignition Poker has chosen to no longer serve, and they are probably the most conservative of the online poker sites out there still offering play to U.S. Residents, but they have no problem at all with Virginia residents. Ignition Poker and Casino offers new players a FREE $5 casino chip and a 100% bonus up to. Land-Based Poker Rooms in Virginia Currently, there are no land-based poker rooms in the state of Virginia. Additionally, we are unaware of any plans to build anything anytime soon. The closest poker rooms are in West Virginia, the Baltimore area, or in western North Carolina.

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Bayside's Spring Car & Bike Show

Portsmouth, Virginia

The motorcycle show will be held at Bayside Harley-Davidson®, 2211 Frederick Boulevard in Portsmouth. Motorcycle registration begins at 11:00 am. Awards will be given to bike show winners. The event will also include a car show, pin up contest, vendors, food trucks... [Read More]

Dice Run

Hopewell, Virginia

The dice run starts at VFW Post 637, 1400 Lynchburg Street in Hopewell. Registration begins at 8:00 am and motorcycles go out at 10:30 am. The ride fee is $25.00. $500.00 will be awarded for the high score and $250.00 will be awarded for the low score. The event will also include breakfast, a barbecue, live music, vendors, raffles, best motorcycle contest, gun raffle and... [Read More]

SHMC - Hog Snout's Annual Poker Run

Fredericksburg, Virginia

Sponsored by Strength & Honor MC - Hog Snout Chapter
The poker run starts at Strangeways Brewing, 350 Lansdowne Road in Fredericksburg. Registration is from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. The first bike goes out at 10:00 am. The ride fee is $20.00 for the rider and $10.00 for a passenger. Extra hands... [Read More]

Finish The Race Spring Car & Motorcycle Show and Cruise-in

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Sterling, Virginia

Sponsored by Finish The Race Ministries
The motorcycle show will be held on the grounds of Calvary Temple Church, 50214 Tripleseven Road in Sterling. The show is from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Onsite motorcycle registration begins at 10:00 am. You may olso register your motorcycle in advance online. There is no fee to... [Read More]

Freedom Season Opener Charity Food Drive

Richmond, Virginia

Sponsored by Freedom Kingz R.C.
The ride starts at Feed More, 1415 Rhoadmiller Street in Richmond. Registration begins at 10:30 am and motorcycles go out at 12:30 pm. Participants are asked to bring food donation. The parking lot owners require that everyone at the ride parking lot wear a mask if not wearing a helmet. This is for all those to enjoy, and to have a safe ride around the city. The ride will be a 63 mile circle route around... [Read More]

CMVA 27-7s Annual Spring Poker Run

Fredericksburg, Virginia

Sponsored By CVMA 27-7
The ride starts at Old Dominion Harley-Davidson, 5224 Jefferson Davis Highway in Fredericksburg. Registration begins at 9:00 am. The first motorcycle goes out at 10:00 am and the last bike goes out at 12:00 pm. The fee for the poker run is $20.00 for the rider and $10.00 for a... [Read More]

Navy SEAL Tribute Ride

Virginia Beach, Virginia

The ride starts at 615 Bar and Grill, 1615 General Booth Boulevard in Virginia Beach. Registration begins at 9:00 am and motorcycles go out at 11:00 am. There is no fee for the ride but donations are All motorcycles are welcome. The ride will go to the Outer Banks of North Carolina and will include a police escort in North Carolina. Proceeds go... [Read More]

Spring Kick-Off

Portsmouth, Virginia

The event includes a motorcycle show held at Bayside Harley-Davidson®, 2211 Frederick Boulevard in Portsmouth. Registration is from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. The show opens at 12:00 pm. In addition to the motorcycle show there will be a sound competition. Registration fee for the motorcycle show is $15.00 and $25.00 for the... [Read More]

Annual Blessing of the Bikes

Churchville, Virginia

Sponsored by St. James UMC
The ride will start at St. James UMC, 3777 Churchville Avenue in Churchville. Meet at church at 9:00 am for coffee and fellowship. Motorcycles go out at 10:00 am. There are no fees or donations. The ride will include a stop at Goshen's Pass Overlook where... [Read More]

Ride 2 Outer Banks Bike Rally

Hampton, Virginia

Sponsored by Roaming Riders RC
The ride starts at 2129 W Mercury Boulevard in Hampton. The event starts at 9:30 am and motorcycles go out at 10:00 am. There is no fee for the ride. All motorcycles are welcome. The ride will last about two and a half hours and will end at... [Read More]

In order to understand gambling law in Virginia, we must first look to how they define illegal gambling, which is as follows:

““Illegal gambling” means the making, placing or receipt of any bet or wager in the Commonwealth of money or other thing of value, made in exchange for a chance to win a prize, stake or other consideration or thing of value, dependent upon the result of any game, contest or any other event the outcome of which is uncertain or a matter of chance, whether such game, contest or event occurs or is to occur inside or outside the limits of the Commonwealth.” (1)

So this is a very encompassing definition, as all gambling involves betting on outcomes that are uncertain, including poker. They also mention that being dependent on a matter of chance, but this isn’t even needed, we may wonder what matter of chance means here but we need not wonder what the outcome being uncertain means, this is an all-inclusive definition which would make any form of gambling illegal.

They even go as far as to state that it is of no consequence where the game or event is hosted, meaning that it may be hosted in another country as online poker is, but if the betting itself occurred in Virginia, and that requirement can merely be assumed since they don’t have jurisdiction if the entire process occurred outside the state, then such betting is illegal regardless.

So with that in place, the penalty for illegal gambling is set at a Class 3 misdemeanor, other than certain forms of unauthorized horse race betting which is a Class 1 misdemeanor. (2).

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Home Games And Internet Poker

There are exceptions set out though where certain types of gambling is excluded from the definition of illegal gambling, which includes getting paid variable amounts depending on your finish in sporting events, charitable bingo or raffles, playing the state lottery, authorized pari-mutuel wagering, and most notably to poker, gambling in private residences:

“Nothing in this article shall be construed to make it illegal to participate in a game of chance conducted in a private residence, provided such private residence is not commonly used for such games of chance and there is no operator as defined in subsection 4 of S. 28-2-325.” (3)

“Operator” here is defined as “any person, firm or association of persons, who conducts, finances, manages, supervises, directs or owns all or part of an illegal gambling enterprise, activity or operation. (4)

So home games which aren’t being run for a profit would be legal, but w hat about playing poker on the internet in a private residence? First of all, like all forms of gambling, this is going to be included in the general definition of illegal gambling, as would home games for that matter if not for the exception provided above.

Playing online poker generally takes place in a private setting, in a private residence, so that part matches. It isn’t clear on what is meant by “commonly used,” and while it may be that playing poker online would probably involve it being more commonly used for gambling than the occasional social game, the intention here is probably to not exclude residences which are themselves used as gambling venues by operators.

However, the last part would indeed seem to exclude online poker, as there clearly is an operator involved as set out in the definition, and that would be the online poker operator, and remember that it doesn’t matter that the location of the game may be seen as outside the state, as it would be in this case.

So when we take all of this into account, it would at least not seem to be legal to play online poker in Virginia, although it is true that this is less cut and dry as it is in other states, where we can usually say that it is or isn’t with a pretty high degree of certainty. It appears to be illegal here but we can’t be certain since we don’t know if the courts will interpret the spirit of this exception as intending not to prosecute private individuals gambling in their own home and therefore finding that this is close enough to the exception stated to permit it.

Playing Poker In Virginia

Aside from home games, there is nowhere else in Virginia that you can play poker legally, as they have no card games or casinos, not even tribal casinos or offshore cruise ships sailing from their ports that you can gamble on.

So people in Virginia who wish to gamble at gambling establishments either have to travel to a casino or card room located in another state, or gamble online. Whether or not it is illegal to play online poker in Virginia, no one seems to care and no one is being charged with any crimes for doing so, and as is always the case, due to the nature of this gambling occurring purely in private, it would be extraordinarily difficult to prosecute, which is the main reason why this has never happened in the entire country, even in states where it is explicitly illegal beyond question.

Online Poker for Virginia Citizens

So people in Virginia continue to play online poker in spite of the fact that most online poker sites have chosen to no longer accept Americans. There are still a few that do, and a few that still accept players from Virginia as well. So here’s our top recommendations for online poker in Virginia:

Ignition Poker heads our list of Virginia-friendly online poker rooms, and have been a long time favorite of Americans in general. This is mainly because the site is formerly Bovada Poker, whose software was acquired and re-branded by Ignition Poker. There are several states that Ignition Poker has chosen to no longer serve, and they are probably the most conservative of the online poker sites out there still offering play to U.S. residents, but they have no problem at all with Virginia residents.

Ignition Poker and Casino offers new players a FREE $5 casino chip and a 100% bonus up to $1,000 should you decide to play for real money. I love that they still have anonymous poker tables, Zone Poker and the best cash games in the industry today despite being relatively new to the industry. Get your account today!

Our “honorable mention” goes to America’s Cardroom is another excellent choice for people from Virginia looking to get back into online poker or to check it out for the first time. Both of these online poker rooms are of high quality and both offer generous welcome bonuses to first time depositors.

References:

(1) Code of Virginia, 18-2-325, Definitions

(2) Code of Virginia, 18-2-326, Penalty for illegal gambling

(3) Code of Virginia, 18-2-334, Exception to article: private residences

(4) Code of Virginia, 18-2-325, Definitions

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