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Pennsylvania lawmaker proposes monitoring and safeguards for skill games

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Pennsylvania Representative Ben Waxman has introduced a bill to regulate skill-game machines, proposing central monitoring by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board and casino-style player protections. The proposal would extend self-exclusion to all terminals and bar them from gas stations and convenience stores; a state Supreme Court ruling on the machines’ legality is expected this spring.

The bill would impose monitoring and player-protection requirements on skill-game machines operating across Pennsylvania.

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Lawmakers seek court pause extension for Pennsylvania skill games

Pennsylvania lawmakers and industry groups sought to extend a court pause due to expire on 13 October. Their petitions seek more time before authorities can seize skill game machines. Governor Josh Shapiro supports a 52% tax, while state Treasurer Stacy Garrity proposes a $500 monthly charge for each machine.

Pennsylvania lawmakers and industry groups have asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to extend a pause that was due to expire on 13 October, according to a report. The petitions seek more time before authorities can seize skill game machines. The court imposed a 120-day pause after ruling on 15 June that skill games fall under the state's Gaming Act and Crimes Code, meaning operators must be licensed by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.

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