PennsylvaniaPennsylvania would temporarily allow skill games outside licensed gaming facilities
People and businesses in Pennsylvania would be allowed to supply and play covered skill games outside licensed gaming facilities until April 13, 2027.
What it does
People and businesses would be allowed to supply and use covered skill games outside licensed gaming facilities until April 13, 2027. Other gaming-law bans would remain, except those based only on missing gaming approvals.
Covered skill-game activities outside licensed gaming facilities would need no state gaming approvals until April 13, 2027. Gaming-law taxes, fees, and assessments would not apply solely because of these activities.
Argument forTemporary permission could help people running skill-game businesses keep operating while lawmakers consider permanent rules.
Argument againstAllowing these games without gaming approvals could limit the state's ability to screen the people running them during the temporary period.
More detail
People and businesses would be allowed to supply, maintain, and use covered skill games. This would cover skill slot machines and hybrid slot machines placed or operated outside licensed gaming facilities in Pennsylvania. Other bans in section 1518 of the gaming law would remain, except those based solely on missing gaming approvals. The authorization would start immediately if enacted and expire April 13, 2027.
People and businesses would not need state gaming approvals for covered activities. These exemptions would cover supplying, maintaining, and using skill slot machines and hybrid slot machines outside licensed gaming facilities in Pennsylvania. Taxes, fees, and assessments under the state's gaming law would not apply solely because someone engages in a covered activity. The exemptions would start immediately if enacted and expire April 13, 2027.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 26Referred to Community, Economic & Recreational DevelopmentIntroduced
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