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New State Senate bill aims to legalize Virginia online casinos
Lawmakers in the commonwealth filed Senate Bill 118, which would create up to 15 online casinos in Virginia by as early as 2027.
Virginia is taking another crack at legalizing online casinos as Senate Bill 118 emerged to carve out up to 15 licenses for iGaming operators in the commonwealth. Pre-filed by Sen. Mamie Locke, whose online casino bill in 2025 was short-lived, the bill would allow for each of the state's five land-based casinos to have three online partners – creating an internet gaming landscape that could be filled with some of the most recognizable online casino brands.
Some of the top online casinos could launch in Virginia
As detailed in SB118, online casinos in Virginia would be taxed at a 15% rate, with platform fees running $2 million and operators also paying $500,000 for initial licenses. The Virginia Lottery Board would oversee the iGaming industry, which would complement a legal online sports betting market that launched in January 2021.
Should Virginia legalize , it could become the first state in the nation to do so since Rhode Island launched online casinos in spring 2024.