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Pennsylvania casino owners challenge unequal taxation of skill games

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Owners of 12 Pennsylvania casinos asked the state Supreme Court to require equal taxation of cash-paying skill-game terminals and casino slots, or to stop slot-machine taxes, according to the lawsuit. They contend that the state’s roughly 54% tax on casino slot revenue is unconstitutional because it does not apply to skill-game revenue; the Department of Revenue declined to comment, while the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board said it was evaluating the case.

The lawsuit could change casino slot taxation or the treatment of cash-paying skill-game terminals in Pennsylvania.

End-of-day close Caesars Entertainment (CZR), USD, to 13 September 2024
Story date17 June 202413 September 2024

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Pennsylvania lawmakers consider sweepstakes casino ban and skill games regulation

Reportedly, Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering HB 2801, which would prohibit sweepstakes casinos and regulate skill game machines. Representative Russ Diamond introduced the bill, which reached the House Gaming Oversight Committee on 24 September. The proposal also addresses gaming taxes and revenue distribution; no hearing or vote had been scheduled.

House Bill 2801, sponsored by Representative Russ Diamond, was sent to the House Gaming Oversight Committee on 24 September. The General Assembly's most recent recorded action shows the proposal still in committee, with neither a hearing nor a vote arranged. The measure would ban sweepstakes casinos and set up rules and taxes for skill game machines.

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