Government | Politics | Lobbying 2025: KHALID JONES

Following his appointment by Gov. Glenn Youngkin in 2024, Jones took the helm of the Virginia Lottery, an agency whose responsibilities continue to grow as the state embraces more forms of gambling. Besides overseeing traditional scratch and draw games, the state lottery has been charged with regulating casinos and internet sports betting. For fiscal 2024, the Virginia Lottery reported record-breaking revenue of $5.5 billion, and for the calendar year, the state’s three casinos raked in nearly 32% more in adjusted gaming revenues than in 2023. Two more casinos are under construction in Petersburg and Norfolk.

An attorney, Jones previously was a partner at All American Licensing, a sports and entertainment branding, marketing and licensing firm, and SourceRock Partners, an investment firm focused on real estate, media, sports and technology.

Jones, who hails from Little Rock, Arkansas, holds degrees from Wake Forest University and Stanford Law School. He also co-founded several businesses, including the now-disbanded esports organization Echo Fox, as well as consulting firm Kolier Group, whose clients included the Multi-State Lottery Association, Paramount Global and Universal Music Group.

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