RD258 - Annual Report on the Activities of the Charitable Gaming Program of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for Fiscal Year 2015 - October 1, 2015


Executive Summary:
The Office of Charitable and Regulatory Programs (OCRP) in the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is tasked with the licensing, registering, training, inspecting, auditing, and financial review of organizations, suppliers, manufacturers of electronic pull-tab systems, and personnel involved in charitable gaming in the Commonwealth.

Information in this report includes the number of charitable gaming licenses and registrations issued by OCRP as well as the number of on-site inspections, training sessions, investigations, audits, and financial reviews conducted by staff.

During fiscal year (FY) 2015, OCRP issued 359 charitable gaming licenses to organizations, a decrease of six licenses from the total issued in FY 2014. Licensed organizations report on their charitable gaming activities on a calendar year basis. During calendar year 2014, these organizations reported over $256 million in gross sales, a decrease of $2 million from 2013. The amount that organizations donated for charitable, community, educational, or religious purposes increased by approximately $3 million, from $25 million in 2013 to $28 million in 2014. The aggregate use of proceeds increased from 10.1 percent in 2013 to 11 percent in 2014.

OCRP collected more than $2.6 million in charitable gaming fees that were deposited to the Commonwealth’s general fund.