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Small business owner argues proposed $500 monthly tax per machine would generate $300 million while protecting local operators from gaming board hostility ...

HARRISBURG — Two days after a Minnesota state representative and her husband were gunned down at their home in a politically motivated assassination, State Sen. Rosemary Brown found a flier in her ...

Skill games are now everywhere in Pennsylvania, found in places like bars, restaurants, and gas stations. They look like slot machines, but their makers say that winning depends on skill, not luck.

Skill games are coming under fire once again in Pennsylvania. This time, it’s Pennsylvania State Senator Gene Yaw who will be introducing a new piece of legislation aimed at regulating and taxing ...

REPORTER TOM LEHMAN HAS MORE. SKILL GAME TERMINALS MIGHT LOOK AT TIMES LIKE SLOT MACHINES, BUT IN THE EYES OF PENNSYLVANIA’S COURTS, THEY’RE NOT. IF I HAVE A COUPLE EXTRA DOLLARS, I’LL SPEND IT ON THE ...