It has been six years since the Pennsylvania Legislature vastly expanded legalized gambling in the state, and a Senate committee heard pros and cons Monday about adding further to the options.
Representatives of the video gaming terminal industry urged the Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee to build upon the limited VGT opportunities at truck stops by using Illinois’ model of widely allowing those slots-style machines in neighborhood locations such as bars and clubs.
A panel of casino operators, however, told the senators that they are already under heavy competitive pressure from the unregulated skill games industry and any further legalization of convenience gambling would severely harm them.
