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Ed Rendell opposes lower proposed Pennsylvania skill-game tax rates

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Former Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell opposed proposals for lower tax rates on skill-game machines in Pennsylvania. Governor Josh Shapiro has advocated a 42% rate and Senator Gene Yaw a 16% rate, compared with the 52% tax applied to most casino games; Rendell argued that different rates could conflict with the state constitution’s uniformity requirement.

The competing proposals could alter the tax treatment of skill-game machines relative to casino games in Pennsylvania.

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Pennsylvania lawmakers propose framework as skill game ban approaches on 13 October

Pennsylvania lawmakers have issued matching memoranda proposing a framework to keep skill game machines operating. The outlet said businesses must remove the machines by 13 October 2026, but attributed the underlying ruling to Virginia’s Supreme Court.

Lawmakers in Pennsylvania have released two matching co-sponsorship memoranda, House Memo 49310 and Senate Memo 49312, proposing a regulatory framework to keep skill game machines in operation, according to the memoranda. The proposals come ahead of a removal deadline of 13 October 2026 for businesses hosting the machines.

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