Lucas sits on the Commerce and Labor Committee, voted in favor of the skill gaming statute, and moved the bill to the Finance Committee. Lucas chairs the Finance Committee, where she’s expected to use her political prowess to gain a second committee backing of the statute to move it to the Senate floor.<\/p>\n
Before her Commerce and Labor colleagues voted on the skill gaming bill, she encouraged them not to amend the legislation’s language.<\/p>\n
“I hope you all don’t fool around with this bill because I’d hate to have to unravel this thing when it gets to Finance,” she declared.<\/p>\n
The few Commerce and Labor Committee members who voted against SB212 voiced concerns about regulation.<\/p>\n
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One such worry was how any reasonable person might think a convenience store clerk is aptly qualified to be on the frontline of gaming regulation. They would be responsible for assuring the state that skill games wouldn’t be accessed by minors or problem gamblers who self-excluded themselves from the state’s casinos or sportsbooks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Skill gaming advocates say it’s no different than enforcing tobacco and liquor laws. They contend that licensed skill gaming establishments would be incentivized to adhere to state regulations to avoid costly fines and penalties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Virginia skill gaming is one step closer to being relegalized.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":306800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,69293],"tags":[13363,81899,83775,82474,81995],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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