HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania State Police announced that statewide compliance with the ban on unregulated skill games has reached 99.4% following intensive enforcement efforts over the past month.
Troopers began statewide inspections on October 14, aggressively monitoring the mass removal of the devices in the wake of a decisive Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that classified unregulated skill games as illegal slot machines. Since enforcement began, law enforcement personnel have physically visited more than 12,000 establishments across the commonwealth to confirm that the machines have been taken out of operation.
While the vast majority of businesses have voluntarily complied, authorities noted that enforcement is ongoing. State police have seized 14 noncompliant machines along with nearly $2,000 in cash, and troopers continue to actively investigate locations that have failed to remove the devices or have attempted to rebrand them under sweepstakes-style models. Officials warned that businesses and distributors still operating unauthorized gaming devices risk property seizure and criminal gambling charges.
