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Draft bills and late-night emails reveal cozy ties between Pa. state lawmaker, casino lobbyists.

State Sen. Tommy Tomlinson (R., Bucks) is shown here holding a sports betting ticket at Parx Casino. Tomlinson’s office asked lobbyists for the casino to write language for a bill to ban skill games.

Draft bills and late-night emails reveal cozy ties between Pa. state lawmaker, casino lobbyists

by Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA

Representatives of Parx Casino and state Sen. Tommy Tomlinson have worked in lockstep to ban unregulated, slot-like skill games that pose a threat to traditional gaming.

A Pennsylvania skill game terminal. Games of skill here are the center of a multimillion-dollar fight with casinos.

What are skill games, and why are they at the center of a multimillion-dollar fight

by Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA

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