A Pennsylvania lawmaker has formally introduced legislation that would impose sweeping consumer protection requirements on skill games if the devices are legalized in the commonwealth.
Rep. Ben Waxman’s (D-Philadelphia) House Bill 2557 was introduced on Monday and referred to the House Gaming Oversight Committee. The measure follows an April co-sponsorship memo that outlined plans to regulate skill games through safeguards commonly found in the state’s regulated gambling industry.
The bill would create a new section of Pennsylvania law governing “covered devices,” defined as electronic gaming devices that accept money for play, offer payouts, and operate similarly to slot machines, including devices “marketed or described as a skill game.”
