Later this week, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will hear arguments to decide whether so-called skill games are illegal — the latest turn in a long-running battle spurred by the proliferation of these ...

Pennsylvania’s fiscal landscape is a complex tapestry, and for years, one thread has remained stubbornly tangled: the proliferation of electronic skill games. These machines, found in countless bars, ...

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If a slot machine gives skillful players the ability to win every time, is it illegal under Pennsylvania’s Crimes Code and Gaming Law? That was the question the state Supreme Court set out to answer ...

In recent years, a dramatic contradiction has developed in Pennsylvania’s slot machine ecosystem. On one side are legal casino slot machines regulated by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB), ...