Music & Games

Pace-O-Matic sues Pennsylvania to confirm game’s legal status

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April 20, 2021

Pace-O-Matic, a provider of skill games, has filed a lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Commonwealth Court to cement the legal status of its game, noting that a court of common pleas has ruled the game is a legal game of predominant skill, according to a press release.

Pace-O-Matic's skill games are regulated in Wyoming, Georgia, Virginia and the District of Columbia, according to the press release.

"In Pennsylvania, an independent economic study has proven there is no impact on casino or lottery revenues from the play of legal skill games," Mike Barley, Pace-O-Matic vice president of public relations, said in the press release. "Lottery and casino revenues continue to rise to record levels. However, unlike the out-of-state and international companies operating in the lottery or casino space, over 90% of the profits generated from our Pennsylvania skill games stay in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania."