Guides
Betting and Casino Guides for Virginia
Plain-language guides to sports betting, casinos, racing, fantasy sports and the lottery for Virginia residents.
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This library collects the guides on Bet-VA. They are grouped by what you are trying to do: understand how betting works in Virginia, compare sportsbooks and offers, see what casinos are open or learn the rules of racing, fantasy sports and the lottery.
The Virginia Lottery regulates the state’s sports betting, and the guides keep what the state licenses apart from what it does not. None of the guides is a tip sheet or a promise of winnings. Play only with money you can afford to lose, and call 1-888-532-3500 if play stops being fun.
Each guide names the rule it relies on and the body that sets it, so you can check the source. When a rule, an offer or an operator’s status changes, the guide is re-checked and re-dated; pages that no longer describe something that exists are retired. Start with the guide closest to your question, and use the links inside it to move to the sportsbook, casino or racing pages when you need them.