Pennsylvania skill games have operated in a gray area for years. In a briefing from the Pennsylvania Attorney General‘s office, the momentum to ban skill games is picking up steam.
Video skill machines have become a fixture in convenience stores, bars and standalone parlors across Pennsylvania and as their legality endures judicial scrutiny in state and federal courts, lawmakers in the General Assembly are weighing regulation of an industry with revenues presumed to exceed $1 billion.
When it comes to gambling in Pennsylvania, lawmakers continue to push their luck in lining the state’s coffers with money from those who can least afford it. So, it is worth watching two competing bills in Harrisburg.
There is an evidence section for Wichita police that has nearly 1,000 llegal slots. More are likely on the way as the WPD continues to confiscate the machines.
The Editorial Board of The Patriot-News in Harrisburg believes Pennsylvania lawmakers would be smart to ban so-called “skill gaming” machines. The devices litter convenience stores, restaurants, and bars across the commonwealth.
The American Gaming Association makes a strong case for why Pennsylvania should ban “skill” machines and get them out of restaurants, bars, convenience stores, American Legion halls or anywhere outside of casinos.