The Pennsylvania Senate is considering Senate Bill 756, which aims to tax and regulate skill games that have been unregulated in the state for nearly a decade.
Senate Bill 756 proposes a 35% tax on skill game machines, limits establishments to seven machines, and sets an age limit of 21 for participants. The bill seeks to address the widespread presence of skill games in Pennsylvania, which have been compared to slot machines but operate without regulation.
“These ‘skill games’, they’re literally everywhere now and they’re taking quite a bite out of the pockets of both our consumers and our casino businesses,” said Dan Laughlin, Pennsylvania State Senator.
