Virginia Lottery Reviewing 25 Applications For Sports Betting Permits

The Virginia Lottery is interested in getting in on a piece of the action for the growing mobile sports betting industry. Lottery officials are now reviewing 25 applications for mobile sports betting permits submitted during the recent application period. By law, the lottery must issue at least four and no more than 12 permits to qualified applicants. The cap of twelve permits does not include applications tied to certain major league sports franchises that are headquartered in or play at a facility located in Virginia. It does however, include the applications submitted by the casino gaming partners previously selected by the cities of Bristol, Danville, Norfolk, and Portsmouth.