House Bill 2557 would set loss limits, slow gameplay and restrict machines to liquor-licensed or approved 21-and-over ...

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Supporters of skill games tried — and failed — to defeat GOP senators who support aggressive taxation, which could embolden ...

Pennsylvania Skill games have exploded in popularity while being a “grey area” between gaming and gambling. Now, one PA ...

A former executive for the firm that’s led the explosion of largely unregulated “skill games” in Pennsylvania has pleaded guilty to tax evasion and money laundering charges after leading a ...

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 ...

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. Thursday’s ...

HARRISBURG, PA, April 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Despite continuing rhetoric to the contrary, legal skill games do not affect the bottom-line finances of casinos in Pennsylvania, according to Pace-O ...

HARRISBURG — This year’s state budget didn’t pull slot-like skill games out of their legal limbo, despite bipartisan consensus on the need to do so. But it could still happen. Democratic Gov. Josh ...