September 20 will from now on be known simply as “The Day Beer Pong Died,” according to Arlington’s Dr. Dremo:

There is no more beer pong at Dr Dremo’s by order of the Arlington county police and the VA Alcoholic Beverage Control. We have come to find out that drinking games are not permitted in bars in the state of VA. Whodathunk?

With that nightly favorite now a relic of the past, Dr. Dremo’s may have to return to more wholesome, family-oriented activities. Anyone up for a good cockfight?

Update: Call us suspicious, but after receiving some quizzical responses to the move against Dr. Dremo’s, we did some research. According to a bulletin published by the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control titled “Instructions for Operating Under a Retail Alcoholic Beverage License” (No. 56, Vol. 2), there is no statute or regulation that we can see that would stop a bar from allowing patrons to play games of beer pong, unless the game were considered a form of illegal gambling. Consider this a challenge, lawyers and lawyers-to-be: How is the State of Virginia justifying the banning of beer pong at Dr. Dremo’s?