New Pennsylvania gambling proposal will target unregulated devices including skill games, senators say

New Pennsylvania gambling proposal will target unregulated devices including skill games, senators say

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  • Kevin Shelly, PlayPennsylvania
August 24, 2021 12:41 AM
  • Kevin Shelly, PlayPennsylvania

The Pennsylvania state Senate will take another run at new gambling legislation beginning in late September when they reconvene for a new session.

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The target of the still-unwritten legislation is apparently every form of gambling device not now regulated by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) or PA Lottery.

That’s according to Sen. John Yudichak, an independent who caucuses with Republicans and chairs the Community, Economic & Recreational Development committee, which oversees most gambling legislation.

The committee held a series of hearings on unregulated gaming machines last session but produced no concrete legislative proposals before breaking for summer at the end of June.