The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has settled one of the state's most contentious gambling debates Monday, ruling that the devices fall under the definition of slot machines — and are subject to state ...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that skill game machines are slot machines, overturning lower court decisions that had deemed the devices legal.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that gaming devices made by Georgia-based Pace-O-Matic's (POM) devices are legally indistinguishable from slot machines and must comply with Pennsylvania’s gaming ...

Skill games are slot machines under Pennsylvania law and must adhere to the commonwealth’s crime and gambling statutes, the state’s highest court ruled Monday. However, the ruling says that law ...

On June 15, 2026, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued one of the most significant gaming-related decisions in recent history, fundamentally changing the legal landscape for skill games throughout ...

Joe Brandt has been a digital content producer for CBS News Philadelphia since 2022. He is a Temple University graduate and was born and raised in Pitman, NJ. Changes are coming for "skill games" in ...

Are skill game machines slot machines? The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has settled one of the state's most contentious gambling debates Monday, ruling that the devices fall under the definition of slot ...

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