Ever since Virginia expanded gambling options, legislators have been working to create a new state entity to regulate the industry. A bill to create a new Virginia Gaming Commission sailed out of subcommittee earlier this month only to be killed and instead have its language added to the budget.
It’s been two years since Senator Bryce Reeves and Delegate Paul Krizek started to develop a new state gambling authority, the Virginia Gaming Commission, or VGC. A massive state study was produced, it included details on who would manage what, where the money would go and who had oversight. And it would supply resources to those who fall victim to problem gambling.
Reeves, a Republican, said its stall out earlier this month comes down to one word: “Politics.”
