Skill games will continue to be illegal in Virginia following a Friday afternoon veto from Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D).
On Friday, April 10, Spanberger vetoed Senate Bill 661, which would have legalized up to 25,000 skill game machines in Virginia. These machines resemble slot machines and require bets to play, but they incorporate elements of player skill.
The bill included multiple restrictions on skill game operations, such as limiting convenience stores to a maximum of three machines and restaurants to four. It also included a provision that would have allowed localities to opt out of having skill games via a voter referendum.
This isn’t a new debate in Virginia.
