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Skill games are now everywhere in Pennsylvania, found in places like bars, restaurants, and gas stations. They look like slot machines, but their makers say that winning depends on skill, not luck.

A state attorney told Supreme Court justices that so-called skill games shouldn’t be considered games of skill because too often, whether the player wins or loses is clearly a matter of chance. The ...

Is it skill? Or luck? Are they legal or not? The state’s highest court is poised to hear arguments this week in the long-simmering debate over whether slot-like games now available in bars and ...

It’s not very hard to spot skill games. They’ve popped up across Pennsylvania in bars, restaurants, gas stations, laundromats, private clubs and smoke shops. They look like slot machines but ...

Skill games are coming under fire once again in Pennsylvania. This time, it’s Pennsylvania State Senator Gene Yaw who will be introducing a new piece of legislation aimed at regulating and taxing ...

THE ISSUE: “The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board oversees casinos, online gambling, sports bets and video game terminals. All face regulations, licensing and high tax rates that generate money for ...