Pa. legislators ask for skill games deadline to be extended to 2027
Pennsylvania legislators say they want more time to work on a bill to regulate skill games and keep them in operation.
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Pennsylvania legislators say they want more time to work on a bill to regulate skill games and keep them in operation.
In an eleventh-hour attempt, legislators appealed to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday, asking for more time to work on bills to regulate "skill games" and keep them operating. CBS News Philadelphia's Madeleine Wright reports.
Months after judges ruled skill games are legally slot machines, a deadline is fast approaching for the machines to be removed.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday is warning businesses that they must remove skill game machines by Oct. 14 or face law enforcement action. Some business owners say they'll struggle financially without the machines.
Pennsylvania lawmakers have until Oct. 13 to pass legislation to save skill games after a recent court decision.
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Changes will be coming to "skill games" in Pennsylvania after the state Supreme Court ruled the games are essentially slot machines.
The future of "skill games" in Pennsylvania is uncertain after the state Supreme Court ruled they are slot machines that should be regulated.
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