Our principal role for Queen of Virginia Skill & Entertainment, makers of games at bars, restaurants and convenience stores, has been to generate or react to media coverage and share money with worthy non-profits across the state. It’s been rewarding work, given both the general success of the company and the controversy over the legality of skill games in Virginia. It’s kept us on our toes and being creative.

When the General Assembly decided in January to ban skill games, to thwart competition for the state lottery, horse racing and potential casinos, our team figured the government, if not the public, wanted nothing of the Queen. That lasted until April when the coronavirus hit, and money got tight. All of a sudden the Governor and legislators looked at what our skill games had generated and said, “we want some.” (more…)