Tentative schedule Monday, February 7 and Tuesday, February 8
Read MorePAVGA is making progress – and headlines – and we continue to advocate for the legalization of video gaming terminals in Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee held hearings on the Sustainability of Gaming in Pennsylvania with representatives from various interests testifying. PaVGA’s lobbyist and President were present to ensure our positions were shared after the hearings.
Read MoreIn response to Senate hearings being held about skill games, PAVGA issued a press release to share our position related to skill games and our desire for them to be regulated on the same level as gambling devices in the Commonwealth.
Read MoreThe Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court confirmed in a ruling on Nov. 20 that video game machines manufactured and distributed by the company Pace-O-Matic (POM) under the name “Pennsylvania Skill” are considered slot machines under Pennsylvania law. However, Judge Patricia McCullough did not state that POM was in violation of the Gaming Act. Per her ruling, the law does not apply to unlicensed slot machines.
Read MoreDonna Hurtack tried her luck at one of five Video Gaming Terminals on Thursday at the Keystone Restaurant and Truck Stop — the first legal Video Gaming Terminals in Cambria County.
Video Gaming Terminals are low-stake slot machines closely regulated by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Keystone Restaurant and Truck Stop is the only site in Cambria County to meet the state’s strict eligibility guidelines.
Read MoreOn Friday, August 16, the Rutter’s truck stop and convenience store along Route 30 in York, Pennsylvania opened its gaming room, becoming the first truck stop location in the state to offer five video gaming terminals in a room tailored to the state’s strict specifications.
Read MorePennsylvania recently legalized online gambling with a new law that also provides for 10 mini-casinos and standalone gaming terminals throughout the state.
Read MoreCash is already rolling into Pennsylvania's coffers as a result of a sprawling, two-day-old gambling expansion law.
Read MorePennsylvania, the nation's second-largest commercial casino state, is taking an even deeper plunge into gambling and will allow people to bet online, in airports and at truck stops.
Read MoreGov. Wolf signed Monday most of the bills needed to bring the state’s $32 billion budget into balance, authorizing an expansion of casino gambling and a borrowing plan pushed by lawmakers.
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