Our goal is to ensure that your company has the most current information and is educated on the legal standards of the gaming business regulated by the VA ABC Authority.
HISTORY OF SKILL GAMING IN VA
Early 2020, Lawmakers voted to ban skill gaming machines in Virginia effective July 1, 2020. In April, 2020 the Governor overturned the skill gaming ban in VA under the following orders:
The Distributor of Skill Games must pay $1,200.00 per game per month in taxes to the COVID-19 Relief Fund.
Beginning July 1, 2020 and each month following until July 1, 2021 the Distributor must report to ABC Authority the total number of games, their locations, amount of money played, and amount of money paid out.
Only those skill games that were provided by a distributor and available for play in ABC retail licensees and truck stops on June 30, 2020, may continue to operate on or after July 1, 2020.
Violations of this are subject to a Civil penalty of not less that $25,000.00 and not more than $50,000.00 per incident.
An Alcohol license is required for skill gaming placement in Virginia. We are a team of former VA ABC Special Agents in business for over a decade. We process all the documents needed for a quick Virginia ABC license approval.
All games must be registered in Virginia by July 7,2020. We assist with game registrations, monthly tax filings and record keeping for compliance.
IS YOUR GAME A GAME OF SKILL?
Is skill the determining factor in the outcome of the game?
Are tiebreakers handled based on skill?
Does the game’s format allow a skilled player to have a consistent advantage over a non-skilled competitor?
Is the game free of important decisions that can be made only by guessing?
Are there defined rules without predetermined odds of success?
Are random events removed as much as possible?
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