PA Skill Games Ruling Appealed To State Supreme Court

The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office last week appealed the December ruling of the Commonwealth Court that had affirmed the legality of skill games in the state. The Commonwealth Court ruling had agreed with the position of the skill game industry that those games have an element of skill that differentiate them from games of pure chance as defined in state gambling laws.

The Attorney General’s appeal of the ruling to the State Supreme Court was expected. Several casino interests are also parties in the appeal. Skill games have been strongly opposed by the casino industry and the state lottery commission. Senator Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming) previously introduced legislation that would affirm the legality of the games and establish a tax structure for their operation (read more here).