Pennsylvania small businesses, non-profit organizations, veteran groups, and volunteer fire halls rely on the supplemental income from skill games to keep their doors open.
Commonsense regulation and a reasonable tax rate would not only support these establishments but the commonwealth as a whole, generating an estimated $300 million in tax revenue in the first year alone.
Contact your legislators today! Tell them to ONLY support commonsense regulation and fair taxation for skill games.

Lawmakers Should Only Support Commonsense Regulation and Fair Taxation for Skill Games

Please vote YES on Senate Bill 1079, filed by Senator Gene Yaw and Senator Anthony Williams - bipartisan, compromise legislation that will establish a much-needed regulatory framework for skill games with a fair, per-terminal fee structure. 

Skill game locations already pay income taxes on the games. This proposed fee would be an additional, industry-specific fee that would generate $300 million in new, annual revenue for the Commonwealth. This fee is also affordable for small businesses and nonprofit organizations that rely on skill games to make ends meet.

Other skill game proposals seek to intentionally overregulate the games, imposing an unreasonable, anti-business tax rate that will harm small businesses, veterans’ groups, and volunteer fire departments already struggling. In fact, one such proposal would impose the highest tax increase on small businesses in our Commonwealth’s history.

Instead, I urge you to support Senate Bill 1079, a long-awaited, commonsense solution that supports legitimate skill game locations while helping the state generate much-needed revenue and eliminate the growth of illegal gambling operations.

Many Pennsylvania small businesses and fraternal organizations rely on skill games for supplemental, sustainable income. These establishments include family-run mom-and-pop restaurants and bars, as well as community-centered organizations such as VFW halls, American Legion posts, and volunteer fire departments. Income from skill games goes toward creating and sustaining local jobs, paying competitive wages, making critical location updates, offering employee benefits, donating to charitable causes, and so much more.

Please vote YES on SB 1079!

Thank you for your service to our Commonwealth.

Contact your legislator TODAY

Tell them to vote YES on SB 1079

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