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Talk of device seizure and criminal charges as 'skill games' deadline nears
State police warn they will seize more than 70,000 machines and pursue criminal cases if lawmakers miss the deadline.
- Pennsylvania State Police and Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo announced yesterday that businesses must remove "skill game" devices by October 13, or face seizure and criminal prosecution beginning October 14.
- The Supreme Court ruled in June that skill games function as illegal slot machines under state law, granting a 120-day stay to allow Gov. Josh Shapiro and lawmakers time to enact regulatory legislation before enforcement begins.
- Republican state Rep. Russ Diamond of Lebanon County plans to introduce a two-bill package taxing machines at 20%, while VFW Post 7415 senior vice commander Lee Leibfried said the games "are very important to the clubs, the private clubs, the legions, the VFWs" and nonprofits.
- Lawmakers have struggled for years to reach agreement, and the House and Senate each have only six voting session days scheduled before the deadline, with many legislators focused on the November election.
- Pace-O-Matic said it is "optimistic lawmakers will pass a fair and commonsense skill game regulation bill before October 13," though State Police stressed that simply unplugging devices is insufficient to comply with the law.
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Pennsylvania State Police warn that skill games formally become illegal next month and small businesses that don’t comply face “criminal prosecution and immediate seizure of the machines.”
·Johnstown, United States
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Skill games could be seized from Pa. businesses in October, state police warn
Pennsylvania State Police could begin seizing skill game machines on Oct. 14 if lawmakers do not come up with a solution to regulate them. The state Supreme Court ruled in June that the gambling terminals are equivalent to slot machines, making them unconstitutional unless regulated and taxed.
·Philadelphia, United States
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