In the near future, I will be introducing legislation that will regulate skill games in the Commonwealth.

Skill games significantly benefit the Commonwealth by providing substantial revenue for Pennsylvania small businesses, fraternal clubs, and nonprofits.

Businesses and establishments distributing, servicing, and operating skill games are subject to sales, personal income, and property taxes as well as other local taxes. These establishments are already struggling to make ends meet and depend on the supplemental revenue these games provide. Therefore, I will not propose an additional burdensome "special" tax on these establishments.

My legislation will grandfather all existing legal skill game terminals currently operating in the commonwealth. A deadline to register these devices will be established. Once that deadline has passed, limits on the type of establishments and the numbers of terminals per location will be imposed.

This bill will implement regulations, tracking of terminal locations, and establish guardrails for operation, protections to eliminate underage gaming, and tools for law enforcement to better help distinguish between legal skill games and illegal gambling devices.

I hope you will join me in co-sponsoring this legislation.