HARRISBURG, Penn. — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed appellate rulings that had allowed so-called “skill game” devices to operate outside the reach of state gambling laws, finding that the machines qualify as “slot machines” under the state’s Gaming Act and are subject to criminal prohibitions on gambling devices. Since businesses relied on these prior decisions, the ruling is stayed for 120 days and law enforcement is barred from taking adverse action against operators during that period.
Read the ruling here.
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