Music & Games

Wyoming maintains legal status of skill games

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April 9, 2021

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon recently signed a bill that maintains the legal status of skilled games, a move that won support from people in the amusement games industry.

Michael Pace, founder of Pace-O-Matic, said he was excited to see the momentum that is building around the country for skill games and anticipates they will be moving into more states in 2021, according to a press release.

"Wyoming is great news and there is much more to come as our games are embraced by small businesses and states that realize they provide tremendous revenue," Pace said in the press release.

The measure allows legal games of skill to continue operating in the state, making clear games of skill depend primarily on a player's level of strategy and skill, not chance, to win.

"This past year was very difficult for the restaurant and bar industry," Pace-O-Matic CEO Paul Goldean said. "We know our games have helped keep the doors open at countless small businesses in Wyoming and other states."

Mike Moser, executive director of the Wyoming State Liquor Association, said without these legal games of skill many bars and restaurants wouldn't have been able to survive 2020.