Senate Democrats propose budget amendment to legalize skill games
The effort to legalize skill games is still alive.
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Skill Games legalization still has a chance
Skill games legislation failed to receive a full floor vote in the Senate after it crawled – barely surviving – through committee. But even without passing the full Senate, skill games are still alive. Senate Democrats included an amendment in their budget proposal to allow for legal skill games to be taxed and regulated in the commonwealth. The House budget proposal does not include any related language.
The Senate budget amendment is identical to the bill that advanced out of the General Assembly last year. That legislation, however, never reached the finish line due to a veto from Gov. Glenn Youngkin.