Diamond said his bill package establishes a defined formula to maximize property tax relief, provide reliable annual funding for the Race Horse Development Trust Fund, nearly double support for compulsive and problem gambling treatment, and maintain a dependable revenue stream for the state’s General Fund.
A competing skill games bill exists in the state senate, where senators Gene Law of Bradford County and Anthony Williams of Philadelphia have introduced a measure that would implement a$500-per-skill game machine monthly fee.
Yaw and Williams project that would generate approximately $300 million annually, with nearly half of the money going to public transportation and infrastructure costs. Some money also would go to the state Clean Streams Fund.