PENNSYLVANIA – On Friday, Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court turned down a petition that would extend the deadline to keep skill games legal in the state.
The Supreme Court ruled in mid-June that skill games are “slot machines.” Because of this ruling, the state legislature would need to make the games legal under Pennsylvania law.
Skill games are set to become illegal in the commonwealth on Wednesday unless state legislators pass a law that says otherwise.
There has been no indication from state officials that they have any plans to pass legislation surrounding the games.
There are about 70,000 skill games actively in use in Pennsylvania that must be removed from all businesses and stores by the deadline.