Operators of slot-machine-like skill games and the convenience stores that say the devices are a critical source of extra income are trying again for legislation to legalize them ....
Legalizing “skill” games and advancing unwanted casinos would do the opposite ... Voters have been outspoken about their opposition to “skill” games and casinos. A June 2024 poll conducted by Lake Research showed that viewed “skill” games negatively.
For years, legal Pennsylvania Skill game developer, Pace-O-Matic, along with family-owned amusement companies and the thousands of businesses that rely on skill games have sought clear, fair, enforceable regulation and taxation.
(EYT) – Funding hurdles for the long-awaited Sligo footbridge and the potential for new fees on local skill games dominated the Sligo Borough Council’s January 1 meeting ... Fees for Sligo Skill Games?.
HARRISBURG — The halfway point arrived for the Pennsylvania General Assembly’s 2025-26 legislative session, one marked by a protracted budget stalemate and an unusually low count of legislation passed into law ... 12 ... Josh Shapiro ... kAm%9.D D6DD.@?k^Am ... ....
On the other side are so-called “skill games” – unregulated, unlicensed machines that look and function like a slot machine but operate outside of Pennsylvania’s legal gaming system ... Skill games at SkillGame Kingdom June 10, 2025.
Skill games at SkillGame Kingdom June 10, 2025 ... But skill games are not regulated ... Skill games at SkillGame Kingdom June 10, 2025 ... POM is only one part of the untaxed and unregulated skill game industry.
ClarionBorough and New Bethlehem already tax skill games ... Townships also have the authority to impose taxes on skill games, though their status remains undocumented ... Supporters of skill games say the devices help businesses earn supplemental income.
HARRISBURG — This year’s state budget didn’t pull slot-like skill games out of their legal limbo in Pennsylvania, despite bipartisan consensus on the need to do so ....