The General Assembly voted to ban skill games last year, and the ban went into affect July 1. Convenience stores, restaurants and gas stations often have skill games, which are electronic machines that require currency to operate, and based on the skill level of the player, they may receive a prize that can be traded in for cash; they generated more than $100 million in tax revenue for the Commonwealth this past year.
âLast session in the General Assembly . some legislators banned skill games,â Morrissey said in front of the Virginia attorney generalâs office in downtown Richmond. Legislators were in town nearby for the special session, which convened Monday to determine the stateâs spending plan for $4.3 billion in federal assistance. âWhile at the same time, we authorized casinos to be built, we expanded historical horse betting, we authorized online and sports betting. But the people that were left out are these small business operators that represent the