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Pennsylvania has an estimated 70,000 skill-game machines, nearly three times the roughly 25,000 regulated slots in casinos.

Proponents of a ban argue these machines work as slot devices, as the skill component does not transform the games' fundamental gambling nature.

A state attorney told Supreme Court justices that so-called skill games shouldn’t be considered games of skill because too often, whether the player wins or loses is clearly a matter of chance. The ...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is deciding on skills games regulations and laws in the commonwealth. Lower courts have ruled ...

During Thursday’s arguments, the justices focused their line of questioning on how the machine’s games are presented to players and if they feature more opportunities for chance or skill.

House Gaming Oversight Committee Chairman Pat Harkins provides an update on the budget and whether to regulate skill games or not. The Pennsylvania state budget is now over 100 days overdue and both ...

HERSHEY, Pa. (WHTM) — In recent years, PA Skill Games have been popping up across the Commonwealth. On Wednesday night, many advocates for those games rallied at the Hershey Italian Lodge in support ...

TAYLOR. ROUGHLY 100 PEOPLE GATHERED AT THE HERSHEY ITALIAN LODGE, ALL IN SUPPORT OF PENNSYLVANIA SKILL GAMES. MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE BEING SMALL BUSINESSES. ONE OF THEM, HOUSE OF PIZZA, THAT SAYS THESE ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Nearly everyone at the Pennsylvania State Capitol agrees so-called skill games need to be taxed and regulated. The agreement ends on exactly how to do that. Skill games are ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Note: The video is from February 2024. Two Pennsylvania lawmakers on Monday introduced bipartisan legislation designed to regulate skill games in the Commonwealth and crack down on ...

HARRISBURG, PA, Jan. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pennsylvania Skill, powered by Pace-O-Matic (POM), congratulates the state gaming industry which ended 2023 with an all-time record high of $5.7 ...