VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 34.230
Definition of Illegal Gambling
“Illegal gambling” means the making, placing or receipt, of any bet or wager in this
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 this Commonwealth.
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Criminal, Release 26, October 2025. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Provenance
- Source
- vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-11
- Edition
- crim-2025-10-01
- Content hash
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