by Virginia Skill Alliance | May 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
EMPORIA – In the evenings, after truck drivers park their cargo trailers for the night, dozens of them gather at Sadler’s Travel Plaza in Emporia, a truck stop with an old-school road-trip vibe right off of Interstate 95 that offers not just gas and food but amenities...
by Virginia Skill Alliance | Jan 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
Hermie Sadler (right) teams up with Virginia State Senator Bill Stanley (left) to form SS Racing. CONCORD, NC — Retired NASCAR competitor Hermie Sadler and Virginia State Senator Bill Stanley have partnered to form SS Racing with plans to compete in this year’s SMART...
by Virginia Skill Alliance | Jan 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
Virginia Beach, VA – Former Pro Bowl Linebacker and College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2022 inductee LaVar Arrington today drew attention to the positive economic impact of skill gaming in Virginia. Arrington made his comments following the on-site broadcast of...
by Virginia Skill Alliance | Jan 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
The terminals were put on hold last year due to evolving legislation in electronic skill gaming. RICHMOND, Va. — Skill gaming terminals are coming back to 65 GPM Investments LLC locations in Virginia. Introduced in the summer of 2019 but put on hold last year due to...
by Virginia Skill Alliance | Dec 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
MONETA, Va. (WRIC) — The Greensville Circuit Court heard Virginia business owner and former NASCAR driver Hermie Sadler’s petition for a preliminary injunction to prevent the enforcement of the ban on skill games on Monday. That afternoon, a motion was granted for a...
by Virginia Skill Alliance | Dec 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
RICHMOND, Va. (AP/WAVY) — A Virginia judge has issued a temporary injunction blocking the enforcement of a law that banned electronic betting machines that had proliferated in gas stations, bars and other locations around the state. The injunction puts the so-called...
by Virginia Skill Alliance | Dec 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
Richmond, Dec. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tom Marino, former U.S. Congressman, U.S. Attorney and counsel to Pace-O-Matic, recently completed a four-city blitz in Virginia exposing sites of illegal, unregulated mini-casinos across the Commonwealth. Marino was...
by Virginia Skill Alliance | Dec 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC)-A maker of skill games is reporting a surge in illegal gambling since a ban on their machines took effect earlier this year. Before being outlawed in Virginia, skill games were common in convenience stores. They were sometimes referred to as “gray...
by Virginia Skill Alliance | Dec 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY/WRIC) — A maker of skill games, which were recently outlawed in Virginia, is trying to expose a reported spike in illegal gaming since the ban took effect. Before being outlawed in Virginia, skill games were common in convenience stores. They...
by Virginia Skill Alliance | Nov 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
Illegal gambling runs rampant in Virginia Richmond, VA, Nov. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Pace-O-Matic of Virginia (POM of VA) released the following statement regarding the status of illegal games in the Virginia market and the legality of Pre-Reveal/NextPlay software...
