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Pace-O-Matic disputes claims that skill games drive Pennsylvania casino losses

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Pace-O-Matic public affairs chief Mike Barley argued that online gambling, rather than skill games, was linked to falling physical casino visits in Pennsylvania. Casino representatives have also blamed skill games for lower attendance, while Barley disputed that account. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board and some courts have questioned the legal status of skill-game machines operating without gaming licences.

The competing claims concern the causes of casino attendance declines and the legal status of skill-game machines in Pennsylvania.

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