by Virginia Skill Alliance | Jan 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Virginia legalized and taxed skill gaming machines during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic last year. There’s widespread support to extend their legality in the Commonwealth. The Virginia General Assembly and Gov. Ralph Northam (D) provided the controversial gaming...
by Virginia Skill Alliance | Jan 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Virginia lawmakers are considering a bill to allow skilled gaming machines to continue to operate through July 2022. Legislation passed last year prohibits their operation after June 30, 2021. The games have been popping up in restaurants,...
by Virginia Skill Alliance | Jan 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
The thousands of slot machine-like skill games in Virginia restaurants and convenience stores will no longer be sanctioned by the state come July 1. State legislation introduced last week would keep them legal for another year. After nearly banning the skill games...
by Virginia Skill Alliance | Jan 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
Owning a small business has never been more challenging than now, and 2021 is not going to be any easier. As owner of the Coffee Pot restaurant in Roanoke, I constantly worry about the future of my business which I have owned for 42 years. I worry about keeping my...
by Virginia Skill Alliance | Jan 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
The arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine in our commonwealth has elicited a long-awaited sigh of relief from most Virginians. But a vaccine — even one that’s 95% effective — can’t address the economic devastation this pandemic has caused for residents such as those who are...
by Virginia Skill Alliance | Jan 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
Virginia is on track to do something governments don’t usually do, especially ones run by Democrats — turn away revenue. Come next summer, Virginia is set to ban the so-called “electronic skill games” often found in convenience stores, restaurants and truck stops....