Pace-O-Matic Statement on Ruling of Skill Game Injunction
Richmond, Virginia, Dec. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pace-O-Matic, the nation’s industry leader in legally compliant skill games, today released the following statement in response to Greensville County Justice Louis R. Lerner’s decision to extend an injunction that allows skill games to continue operating in Virginia. A new trial date is being planned for the spring of 2023.
- Richmond, Virginia, Dec. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pace-O-Matic, the nation’s industry leader in legally compliant skill games, today released the following statement in response to Greensville County Justice Louis R. Lerner’s decision to extend an injunction that allows skill games to continue operating in Virginia. A new trial date is being planned for the spring of 2023.
- “First, we want to thank Hermie Sadler and his legal team for fighting so passionately on behalf of small businesses that depend on this revenue,” said Michael Barley, spokesman for Pace-O-Matic, which markets their QVS games in the commonwealth. “We are pleased that legal skill games will continue operating in Virginia and providing much-needed revenue to small business owners across the state. We anticipate the final court decision will uphold the legality of skill games in the commonwealth.
- After the law allowing the games expired, Emporia-based NASCAR driver and small business owner Hermie Sadler went to court and won the injunction in December 2021 to allow the games to continue operating in Virginia pending the outcome of his appeal.
- During the ongoing injunction, however, Virginia is not collecting tax revenue on legal skill games.