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Pennsylvania commission recommends ending in-game betting and requiring player limits

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Pennsylvania’s Joint State Government Commission released recommendations to address gambling addiction, including a ban on in-game wagers and required self-imposed limits for bettors. The proposals also cover credit-card deposits, advertising and VIP programmes; they are recommendations, not enacted rules.

Operators may face proposed changes to in-game wagering, account funding, player limits and marketing 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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