(The Center Square) – Legal gaming generates substantial tax revenue for the commonwealth, but March serves as an annual reminder […]
Proposed 52% tax on skill games praised and slammed at hearing
(The Center Square) – The biggest proposed new moneymaker in Pennsylvania government may also launch one of the sharpest debates […]
More calls to bring skill games out of the legal ‘gray area’
(The Center Square) – Calls grow on both sides of the political aisle to bring the lucrative skill games industry […]
Kimberlee Josephson: Tax hikes on sports betting are a losing hand for PA lawmakers
It is no secret that the government has a spending problem, and public officials are gambling with our future. The […]
Kyle Sammin: So-called skill games are a racket the state should ban, not tax
Gambling has been legal in Pennsylvania for 21 years now, long enough that the youngest gamblers can’t even remember a […]
Jeff Hurvitz: For amusement purposes only? Hardly.
“For amusement purposes only.” That was the line that appeared on football pool betting slips which appeared outside of many schools […]
Public transit funding and the road not yet taken
(The Center Square) – There’s no shortage of frustration when it comes to stalled negotiations over funding for public transit […]
Shapiro signs lottery bill into law
(The Center Square) – The Pennsylvania Lottery may soon be seeing a new infusion of life after Gov. Josh Shapiro […]
Skill games regulation back on the table
(The Center Square) – A multi-year push to regulate and tax skill games in Pennsylvania got a jumpstart this week […]