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yahoo.com > news > videos > legislation-extending-state-deadline-skill-161249878.html

Legislation extending state deadline on skill games to be introduced later this month

4+ hour, 19+ min ago   (27+ words) Yahoo Legislation extending state deadline on skill games to be introduced later this month...


pennwatch.org > state-lawmaker-to-introduce-legislation-to-extend-enforcement-deadline-for-skill-games

State Lawmaker to Introduce Legislation to Extend Enforcement Deadline for Skill Games

9+ hour, 2+ min ago   (155+ words) Pennsylvania State Representative Brad Roae (R-Crawford/Erie) announced plans to introduce legislation that would extend the state’s upcoming October 13, 2026, skill games enforcement deadline to April 13, 2027. The extra months would give the General Assembly more time to debate permanent tax rates,…...


wesanews.org > politics-government > 2026-09-15 > pa-skill-game-operators-police-confiscate

Pa. skill game industry has fingers crossed lawmakers regulate machines by next month

6+ hour, 39+ min ago   (1049+ words) Skill game manufacturers and businesses that host the machines say they’re holding out hope that state lawmakers can agree — before Oct. 13 — on a framework to regulate the devices that can be found in social clubs, convenience stores and small shops....


abc27.com > pennsylvania > legislation-extending-state-deadline-on-skill-games-to-be-introduced > amp

Legislation extending state deadline on skill games to be introduced

23+ hour, 22+ min ago   (199+ words) HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — With the Oct. 13 deadline set by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court concerning skill games looming, one state representative is hoping to move that deadline into next year. Rep. Brad Roae (R-Crawford/Erie) announced Monday that he would soon…...


wgal.com > article > pennsylvania-businesses-nonprofits-face-deadline-skill-game-machines > 73675867

PSP warns of enforcement as lawmakers weigh skill game legalization

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (333+ words) Businesses and nonprofits in Pennsylvania are facing uncertainty as state lawmakers prepare to decide the fate of skill game machines before an October 14 deadline, with state police warning of enforcement actions if the devices remain illegal. Skill game machines have…...


sungazette.com > opinion > editorials > 2026 > 09 > lawmakers-need-to-act-on-skill-games

Lawmakers need to act on skill games

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (277+ words) Our lawmakers need to act. While we cannot pretend to know the exact details of the compromise the state Legislature needs to reach, we know the state Supreme Court's decision on skills games places undeserved stress on civic organizations -- including…...


gamingamerica.com > news > 1100668 > pennsylvania-legislator-russ-diamond-pushes-skill-game-regulation-tax-relief

Pennsylvania Legislator Offers Tax Relief if Skill Games Legalized

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (724+ words) As a deadline approaches that will render “skill game” machines illegal in Pennsylvania, one local lawmaker has proposed a regulatory regime for the machines. It would mandate a 20% tax rate for the controversial games. State Rep. Russ Diamond, a Republican,…...


butlereagle.com > 20/26/0902 > cranberry-public-hearing-sees-discussion-over-legality-of-skill-game-devices

Cranberry public hearing sees discussion over legality of skill game devices – Butler Eagle

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (879+ words) CRANBERRY TWP — The legitimacy of skill games was at the center of a lengthy dialogue at the township supervisors’ Thursday, Aug. 27, agenda preparation meeting. Supervisors held a public hearing about a conditional use application filed by Skill Games 777, an amusement…...


yogonet.com > international > news > 09/02/2026 > 126195-pennsylvania-lawmaker-proposes-legalising-and-taxing-skill-games

Pennsylvania lawmaker proposes legalising and taxing skill games | Yogonet International

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (612+ words) A Pennsylvania state lawmaker has proposed legislation to legalise and regulate skill games before a court-imposed deadline would make the machines illegal across the commonwealth. Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) said Tuesday that his proposal would amend Pennsylvania’s Gaming Act to…...


wgal.com > article > state-lawmakers-police-prepare-action-ahead-of-skill-games-deadline > 73586203

State lawmakers, police prepare for action ahead of???skill games??? deadline

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (412+ words) Pennsylvania lawmakers have six weeks to act before thousands of skill game machines operating in businesses and nonprofits across the state are set to officially become illegal. The deadline stems from a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling involving the machines....