State Supreme Courts

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (333+ words) Businesses and nonprofits in Pennsylvania are facing uncertainty as state lawmakers prepare to decide the fate of skill game machines before an October 14 deadline, with state police warning of enforcement actions if the devices remain illegal. Skill game machines have…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (277+ words) Our lawmakers need to act. While we cannot pretend to know the exact details of the compromise the state Legislature needs to reach, we know the state Supreme Court's decision on skills games places undeserved stress on civic organizations -- including…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (724+ words) As a deadline approaches that will render “skill game” machines illegal in Pennsylvania, one local lawmaker has proposed a regulatory regime for the machines. It would mandate a 20% tax rate for the controversial games. State Rep. Russ Diamond, a Republican,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (879+ words) CRANBERRY TWP — The legitimacy of skill games was at the center of a lengthy dialogue at the township supervisors’ Thursday, Aug. 27, agenda preparation meeting. Supervisors held a public hearing about a conditional use application filed by Skill Games 777, an amusement…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (612+ words) A Pennsylvania state lawmaker has proposed legislation to legalise and regulate skill games before a court-imposed deadline would make the machines illegal across the commonwealth. Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) said Tuesday that his proposal would amend Pennsylvania’s Gaming Act to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (412+ words) Pennsylvania lawmakers have six weeks to act before thousands of skill game machines operating in businesses and nonprofits across the state are set to officially become illegal. The deadline stems from a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling involving the machines....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1507+ words) The fate of skill games in Pennsylvania could soon be decided by lawmakers and organizations that need the income from the games continuing to operate and are worried that it won't be there soon. "The revenue we receive from these…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1091+ words) Rising taxes, the summer slowdown and a broken air conditioner that'll cost at least $3,000 to fix have Shawn Anderson looking for every dollar he can find to keep the lights on and charitable activities going at the Ancient Order of…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (979+ words) Supporters of skill games held a rally and press conference at the Clearfield Veterans of Foreign Wars to urge lawmakers to pass legislation regulating skill games that would allow them to continue to operate after Oct. 13. Pennsylvania Skill, powered by…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (693+ words) The clock is ticking for skill games in Pennsylvania as the state Supreme Court’s Oct. 13 regulation deadline approaches. The Supreme Court in June deemed skill games are slot machines. It ruled that unlicensed skill games are illegal but held off…...