Music & Games

Pennsylvania court rules game machines improperly seized

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February 13, 2023

A Pennsylvania court has ruled a Pace-O-Matic game machine seized by county officials in 2021 is a legal game of skill and should be returned, according to a press release.

The property — gaming machines, related equipment and cash — was wrongfully seized during raids conducted by the Monroe County District Attorney's office in 2021, according to the Monroe County Court of Common Pleas.

The ruling also criticized the district attorney's office for its conduct in the matter.

"This ruling reaffirms our status as legal games of skill," Pace-O-Matic spokesman Mike Barley said in the press release. "This is another tremendous victory for Pennsylvania Skill games, powered by Pace-O-Matic, and our Pennsylvania small business and fraternal partners."

The ruling marked the second time a county court ruled the games legal games of skill. In 2014, the Beaver County Court of Common Pleas ruled that Pace-O-Matic's Pennsylvania Skill games are legal as games of predominant skill, the press release noted.