バージニア州のギャンブル業の噣的混乱は鍧今後グレーエリアの問題を引き起こす可能性がある
A series of legal conflicts over skill-based games and charity games have made Virginia’s current regulatory regime unclear, with the possibility of more lawsuits in 2022.
This recent regulatory reform has also been mentioned by someone as prominent as Senator Bill Stanley of Virginia. In a personal conversation with GamblingNews, Stanley argued that recent rulings on electronic skill games and charity games have only created a more significant legal grey area that is difficult to crack down on. Rather than the courts ruling in favor of the states, the deregulation of these forms of gambling has only reduced state oversight that could lead to further legal disputes on the way to transition in 2022. Citing an interview with Gambling News, Stanley said, “The rulings of these courts demonstrate the need to resolve issues that Congress has caused on its own.”
The current situation began when the state legislature temporarily legalized “skill games” and then quickly withdrew and banned them. The aforementioned prohibition was challenged in court by a Virginia district judge who ruled in favor of the plaintiff on the grounds that it violated First Amendment rights. In response to the ruling, Attorney General Mark Herring plans to appeal the decision to the Virginia Supreme Court.
Virginia Deputy Attorney General A. Anne Lloyd called for a review of the decision, writing that the state is grateful for the proposed regulations applied to gaming consoles with annual revenue of more than $130 million in the state. The judge then argued that the order blocking the law legalized the machine without addressing the current state of the regulatory system. The regulators of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Department, which collected taxes and monitored the use of the device, were dissolved as regulators during the prohibition. The decision makes it legal for children of all ages in Virginia to gamble on skills-based video games, Lloyd argued.
The controversy over charity gambling began when the charity gaming organization Cheers filed a lawsuit against the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. This follows an amendment to the regulatory scheme to allow Texas Hold’em poker tournaments to be held to raise funds for charity. This decriminalized the law, but it does not allow authorities to oversee the hearings. Cheers’ argument is that the Justice Department did not respond to the permit application, and the company won the case. While the lawsuit may not be groundbreaking, Senator Chap Parkersen said it only shows that charity games have the same problems as skilled games. The fact is that charity games are technically legal without being subject to the scrutiny of state institutions. As more events and games emerge, we may see more legal activity until this legal flaw is eliminated.
Source: GamblingNews
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