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Legal
April 9, 2025
Legal Dispute Between Papaya Gaming and Skillz Intensifies
Two providers of skill gaming platforms clashed in a legal battle that has now been ongoing for a couple of years. That’s the case for Papaya Gaming and Skillz, with the former being a mobile games platform that offers skill-based games, while the latter being a competitor within the same niche market. Last year, Skillz […]
Casino
October 30, 2024
Bucks County Says No to Skill-Based Games in Pennsylvania
The latest blow to the skill-based games segment comes not from a court ruling or an enforcement action but from a township council meeting in Bensalem, Bucks County. During the meeting, locals voted unanimously to block skill-based games that imitate slots but argued that they take a “skill factor” to win. Pennsylvania’s County Mounts Resistance […]
Sports
June 21, 2024
Full Pull Innovates with Truck and Tractor Pulling Betting App
Full Pull Entertainment has made betting history by launching a new platform where fans can place real-money wagers on truck and tractor pulling. This will notably mark the first time fans in the United States are able to wager on this discipline. The new real-money platform is called Full Pull Picks and, as the name […]
Industry
May 23, 2024
Parx CEO: Skill Games Are Cannibalizing PA Slots Revenue
Parx Casino’s chief executive, Eric Hausler, has commented on the controversial skill games, alleging that the vertical’s existence is cannibalizing casino revenue in Pennsylvania. Skill machines have firmly cemented their position in the state and are enjoyed by many players. Skill games continue to be hotly debated by industry experts as their proponents seek regulation. […]
Legal
April 18, 2024
Virginia Senate Rejects Youngkin’s Skill Games Amendments
The Virginia Senate rejected Governor Glenn Youngkin’s amendments to a proposal to legalize and tax skill games. However, Youngkin can still opt to veto the legislation and keep skill games banned. Skill games have been a point of contention for years. While similar to slot machines, such games allow players to choose the winning paylines […]
Industry
April 16, 2024
Gov. Youngkin’s Amendments Do Not Sit Well with Skill Gaming Supporters
Supporters of skill gaming in Virginia believe that Governor Glenn Youngkin’s latest amendments to the General Assembly’s recent legislation will hurt small businesses. For context, the governor rewrote a significant portion of the measure. Under the amended law, skill games would be prohibited within 35 miles of commercial casinos or sports betting facilities. Additionally, Youngkin […]
Industry
February 21, 2024
Skill-Based Machines Set to Win Landmark Hearing in Texas
In a groundbreaking legal battle, the State of Texas faces off against gambling machines in a case that could set a precedent for the future of such devices in the jurisdiction. The hearing, presided over by the 336th District Judge in Fannin County, marks the first time a Texas court is deciding the legality of […]
Industry
October 16, 2023
Slots-Like Skill Games Once Again Banned in Virginia
In an unexpected ruling on Friday, the Supreme Court of Virginia reversed a lower court decision and reinstated the state’s prohibition on slots-like skill machines. The Supreme Court issued this ruling during a review of the legality of a longstanding injunction issued by a lower court that had prevented the state from enforcing the ban […]
Industry
September 4, 2023
Skill-Based Machines Can Increase Problem Gambling, Study Claims
Gambling is identified as a public health issue in Australia, considering that hundreds of millions of dollars are lost to the infamous poker machines, also known as pokies. Along with losses comes problem gambling and gambling addiction, mental health issues that can destroy the lives of people and their loved ones. Now, a new study […]
Industry
January 10, 2023
Nebraska Seeks to Tax Skill Games
Nebraska has seen the number of skill game machines skyrocket in recent years. While similar to slots, skill games are actually a competitor to traditional casino games and are quickly growing in popularity among the locals. Skill Games – a Popular Form of Entertainment in Nebraska Slots are now legal in the state but this […]
