House Bill 2075, an act that imposes taxes on Pennsylvania skill games, was referred to the Gaming Oversight Committee earlier this week. Representative Danilo Burgos introduced the bill as the primary sponsor in September 2023.

The bill is picking up momentum as it moves to the Gaming Oversight Committee. Earlier this month, Gov. Josh Shapiro announced plans to regulate and tax Pennsylvania skill games in his proposed FY 2024/2025 budget.

While skill games appear to be headed for regulation, there’s a lot that needs to be sorted out before it happens.

Once the Commonwealth Court ruled skill games as legal last December, it seemed inevitable that the machines were here to stay, despite opposition from the regulated industry.