Pennsylvania retailers urge lottery boycott after state's removal of skill games

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TheGameGrl — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:14:58 GMT

Let them sell a 100k winner in the lottery and suddenly they will change their tune. We have a hole in the wall store that put in skill games and it was packed. Most paid out 200$ wins after vesting near that much. What are they reknown for though,? They have sold big winners .. from second chance all the way to the yearly raffle for 100k and the million. They aren't weeping over losing the skill games . They had to invest more staff and security with those loitering games. Ppl just sat around m... [ More ]

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TBFio07 — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:40:37 GMT

You're 100% correct

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Thegreenpirate — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 02:55:13 GMT

The whole entire operation is cooked. The Multi State Lottery Association is a fraud and running a interstate RICO operation and effecting interstate commerce. The games are rigged and the November 7th, 2022 drawing was a fraud and Edwin Castro is a fake staged winner. This is not allegedly either, this is facts!! They are going belly up.

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Brock Lee — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:21:12 GMT

man, if most of your business comes from people coming in to play a skill machine, you need a new business plan. at that point, you're just an unlicensed casino.

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Nikkicute — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:37:07 GMT

This what I found:

Unlicensed/unregulated video slot machines.

Mini-casinos with a dash of hit the button at the right time to stop the spinny thing on the prize indicator .

The major maker of the games (Pace-O-Matic) argued for years that the tiny skill component to the game puts them outside PA s definition of illegal gambling machines. The State argued spirit of the law over letter of the law and seized a few and fined some people but then mostly held off while things pl... [ More ]

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Todd — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:34:46 GMT

Scroll up to the Tags for this story section and tap on Video Gaming .

We've published many news stories over the years on the subject, so that's a great place to start.

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positano — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:58:27 GMT

Todd, I have the same question. What kind of games were they selling under the definition of skill games ?

Thanks

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FrostyGambling — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:14:08 GMT

They are just trying to stop us from becoming rich.

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Todd — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:01:41 GMT

A loophole to get around gambling laws. But it apparently didn't work in this case.

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Tony Numbers — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:59:21 GMT

What is a Skill. Game

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timcpatt — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:48:13 GMT

The government is the mafia nowadays!facts

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adamc224 — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:58:26 GMT

Boycott all lotteries. Just stop playing. With RNG, worse odds, lower prizes, increased ticket prices. Just stop playing. They are screwing us. And, we're letting them. Ban anything that they can't tax or get their pockets lined.

Aww Adam, sour much? Yeah!! Out of $3,000.00 wagered in the last two weeks my RTP was 12%. Spread over keno, cash pop, cash 3, mega millions, Powerball, and scratchers. It's never been this bad. At least 35% RTP is what's I've consistently got for years. The last tw... [ More ]

Pennsylvania retailers urge lottery boycott after state's removal of skill games

Lottery Post — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:33:04 GMT

Retailer reports loss of business by 75%

By Kate Northrop

A group of Pennsylvania small business owners are urging their fellow lottery retailers to boycott Pennsylvania Lottery sales after the state's recent removal of skill games left them scrambling to make up lost revenue.

With skill games now officially pulled from retail locations across the state of Pennsylvania, lottery retailers in the Pittsburgh area are reporting steep immediate losses.

Retailers are blaming the state... [ More ]