PA Skill Games Are Illegal. Does Court Decision Hurt Business?

To operate a slot machine, owners must hold a valid slot machine license issued by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. There is no equivalent license for skill games.

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"The Supreme Court decided that they look like a duck and walk like a duck, and so we've decided that they are actually a gambling machine similar to a slot machine, and therefore all the laws that would apply to a slot machine apply to these games," said Stephen Schrier, the co-chair of gaming and sports practices at Blank Rome.

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"PA Skill Games Are Illegal. Does Court Decision Hurt Business?" by Ben Shapiro was published in Phillyburbs.com on June 29, 2026.