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Pennsylvania may end ‘skill games,’ leaving social clubs in crisis

With an October deadline looming, lawmakers left Harrisburg without an agreement to preserve slot-machine-like 'skill games.'

Published Aug 12, 2026, 6:30 AM EDT | LehighValleyLive

Pennsylvania lawmakers inked a budget deal and left Harrisburg last month without reaching an agreement on how to preserve skill games, the slot-machine-like betting terminals that are scheduled to abruptly become illegal in October.