Queen of Virginia Skill and Entertainment disagrees with the position of the Commonwealth Attorney in Charlottesville that our machines are gambling devices and therefore violate state law. Before Queen of Virginia brought the first terminal to the Old Dominion more than two years ago, our attorneys and compliance personnel met with Commonwealth Attorneys in a host of localities including Charlottesville to show them that our games are predominantly skill based and therefore legal. When we became aware two weeks ago that the new Commonwealth Attorney in Charlottesville, Joseph Platania, had concerns, we furnished his office with a packet of information and more importantly, requested an in-person meeting with him and his staff. That has yet to take place.

Now we have a statement from Mr. Platania, ordering that Queen of Virginia remove machines from the 30 convenience stores, bars and restaurants that have them in the City of Charlottesville within 30 days. We are examining all of our options as a result of this action. We still want to meet as soon as possible with Mr. Platania and his staff to further discuss this matter, because Queen of Virginia skill games are not only popular with local residents but also are generating valuable tax revenue, jobs and to date more than $300,000 in grants for non-profits across Virginia.

We are hopeful and confident this matter can resolved through more sharing of information between our team and Mr. Platania’s.