Instead of trying to make more money off gamblers, lawmakers must protect vulnerable residents from the onslaught of this insidious threat.
for two decades, so it’s hard to imagine lawmakers turning down another opportunity to win more tax revenue from gamblers.
Yaw’s bill has problems beyond normalizing the seedy skill game industry. It would only tax skill game revenue at 16%, compared to 54% for slot machines, leaving millions on the table. Odder still, regulation would be handled by the Department of Revenue while the Bureau of Liquor Control would oversee enforcement.
This makes no sense since the state already has the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, which oversees casinos. Why farm it out to two departments that lack gambling expertise?while continuing to attract customers to taverns and other small businesses. Amazingly, Harrisburg has long looked the other way while roughly 50,000 skill games mushroomed across the state without any oversight or regulation. That’s nearly double the number of slot machines in casinos.
Critics argue the lack of oversight allows minors to gamble and attracts trouble. Philadelphia City Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr.
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