Virginia skill machine gamers return fast following injunction, but tax revenue will not
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Bars, restaurants and convenience store owners say gamers have returned quickly to play skill machines following a judge’s decision to temporarily lift a ban, but what hasn’t returned is the tax revenue for the state and local governments.
A judge’s injunction issued in Greensville Circuit Court puts the so-called skill game ban on hold until a trial set for May. It does nothing to restart regulation that had been overseen by Virginia’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (Virginia ABC).
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Portion of Route 690 to temporarily close for bridge replacement project
ISLE OF WIGHT, Va. ( WAVY) — The Virginia Department of Transportation will begin a bridge replacement project by closing a portion of Route 690 on Dec. 13.
Route 690 will be closed to through traffic between Route 460 (Windsor Boulevard/Pruden Boulevard) and Route 606 (Five Forks Road). It will remain closed to through traffic as early as fall 2022.
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Suffolk Public Schools still struggling with bus driver shortages; district reinforces COVID safety measures for buses
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Suffolk Public Schools is reinforcing safety when it comes to how students get back and forth to school.
Between bus driver vacancies and getting students to school in a timely manner, some children have been sitting three-to-a-seat to prevent them from having to wait for the bus.
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