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Skill games battle returns to General Assembly

Image Calhoun Times 22 Jan 2026
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 ....
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Battle over skill games returns to General Assembly

Image Richmond Times Dispatch 22 Jan 2026
Skill game firms and convenience stores are trying again to legalize the slot-machine-like devices ....
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Column: Skill games and casinos are a threat to affordability in Virginia

Image Daily Press 21 Jan 2026
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.
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Shenandoah sets new skill game fee

Standard-Speaker 20 Jan 2026
Cadau said that skill games are “a major issue” in Shenandoah, as they are unregulated and untaxed.
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Pennsylvania’s skill game industry deserves fair regulation, not casino lobby obstruction | Opinion

Penn Live 15 Jan 2026
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.
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Bradford to add license requirements for skill games

The Bradford Era 14 Jan 2026
... a license requirement and fee to the skill games cropping up in grocery stores in the city.
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Sligo Considers Skill Game Ordinance as Borough Faces $46K Footbridge Shortfall - exploreClarion

Explore Clarion 12 Jan 2026
(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?.
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Pa. Legislature wrapup: Sen. Yaw continues to push skill-game legislation

Image The Danville News 30 Dec 2025
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 ... ....
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Testimony makes clear: Skill games put Pennsylvanians at Risk | Opinion

Penn Live 20 Dec 2025
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.
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Pa. Supreme Court hearing marks turning point in skill games battle | Opinion

Penn Live 15 Dec 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.
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Communities Confront Skill Game Surge with Local Taxes and Oversight - exploreClarion

Explore Clarion 08 Dec 2025
Clarion Borough 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.
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Skill games avoid regulation again in Pa. as gambling lobby war intensifies

Image The Sharon Herald 03 Dec 2025
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 ....
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