"HARRISBURG - A Luzerne County lawmaker has introduced a bill to legalize video gaming machines as Harrisburg prepares for the biggest debate over gambling expansion in a decade.
The comprehensive measure sponsored by Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski, D-Wilkes-Barre, would enable restaurants, bars and clubs with liquor licenses to operate up to three video gaming machines. The video gaming machines would be connected to the Pennsylvania Lottery's Central Computer to provide for online tracking of revenue collections. Pashinski said the state revenue controls are an important part of his legislation.
Pashinski proposes to allocate 45 percent of total revenue for school property tax rebates with a 23 percent share going to the licensee, 22 percent share to licensed vendors, five percent for host municipalities and five percent to licensed casinos. He said those percentages can be negotiated if the bill makes headway in the House."
http://citizensvoice.com/news/pashinski-pushes-video-gaming-bill-1.1610393
There has been talk of this in 2013, but no legislation concerning video gaming -- as far as I know -- was passed. Small games of chance, though, were narrowly approved.
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