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Fairfax committee hears staff briefing on skill games; members press state for enforcement and local revenue share
Summary
Staff outlined the state ban, recent court rulings and SB 212 (an attempt to legalize a regulated framework), and described manufacturers’ recent device changes that may attempt to skirt the ban; supervisors urged the General Assembly and state agencies to provide enforcement capacity and local revenue sharing if machines are legalized.
Fairfax County staff briefed the legislative committee Oct. 15 on the legal and enforcement landscape for so‑called skill‑game devices and what the county should expect in the 2025 legislative session.
Staff described the state’s prior efforts: the General Assembly passed SB 212 to create a legal framework for regulated skill games but the governor vetoed the resulting bill after negotiating amendments; the…
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