Municipalities should amend their zoning ordinances to account for skill games to regulate their use and location within their borders. And potential skill games operators should examine local zoning ...

REPORTER TOM LEHMAN HAS MORE. SKILL GAME TERMINALS MIGHT LOOK AT TIMES LIKE SLOT MACHINES, BUT IN THE EYES OF PENNSYLVANIA’S COURTS, THEY’RE NOT. IF I HAVE A COUPLE EXTRA DOLLARS, I’LL SPEND IT ON THE ...

A new trend is emerging as people are trying to steal from skill games for money. Skill games are those machines that you see most commonly in taverns or clubs that give players a chance to earn a ...

Stroudsburg Borough Council will impose a tax on skill games. During the Aug. 19 borough council meeting, an ordinance establishing a tax on skill games was passed. The ordinance defines a skill game ...

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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.

TAYLOR. ROUGHLY 100 PEOPLE GATHERED AT THE HERSHEY ITALIAN LODGE, ALL IN SUPPORT OF PENNSYLVANIA SKILL GAMES. MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE BEING SMALL BUSINESSES. ONE OF THEM, HOUSE OF PIZZA, THAT SAYS THESE ...

Pennsylvania lawmakers have an opportunity to finally address a critical need and pass common-sense legislation to regulate and tax skill games in the coming days as they work to finalize the fiscal ...

Erie, Wesleyville police are investigating a rash of skill games burglaries. Suspects are cutting locks to get at significant amounts of cash. Police say better monitoring of locations would help cut ...

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 ...