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The Skill Game That Changed Pennsylvania | Philadelphia News
In 2013, a bold legal experiment unfolded in Beaver County when state police seized a single skill game machine from an Italian social club—not to arrest, but to test its legality. Spearheaded by game maker Pace-O-Matic and backed by law enforcement seeking legal clarity, the move sparked a lawsuit designed to establish a precedent: were these machines games of skill or gambling? Years later, with a recent Supreme Court ruling and no legislative action, police are now poised to enforce the decision—encouraging businesses to remove machines voluntarily while local agencies prepare for…
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