STAUNTON, Va – Last month, the Supreme Court of Virginia dissolved a lower court’s injunction and reinstated the statewide ban on those so=called “skill game” machines that folks mostly see in convenience stores.

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has now provided guidance to localities and has recommended that no enforcement action regarding “skill games” begin prior to next Wednesday, November 15th.

Staunton Commonwealth’s Attorney Jeffrey Gaines has decided to grant a grace period through January 1, 2024 to allow time to educate the public and for local businesses to remove all skill games from their establishments in the city prior to this date.

Between now and the end of the year, personnel from the Staunton Police Department will be notifying staff of establishments known to utilize “skill
games” of the reinstatement of the ban on the machines