The Philadelphia Inquirer quoted Erik Anderson about the potential impact of Pennsylvania’s skill games ruling on social clubs and community organizations.
Pennsylvania businesses and community organizations face an evolving legal landscape following the state Supreme Court ruling that unlicensed skill game devices are unlawful. Attorney Erik Anderson was recently quoted in The Philadelphia Inquirer about the potential financial impact on social clubs, veterans’ organizations, fraternal lodges, and volunteer fire organizations that rely on revenue from these machines.
Erik represented a group of 20 organizations that filed a brief supporting a request by three state lawmakers to extend the October 14 enforcement deadline while the General Assembly considers legislation to legalize and regulate skill games.
“They use the modest revenue to keep their doors open and to fund the charitable and community work their charters require,” Erik wrote in the filing. “For many, that revenue is the difference between solvency and closure.”
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied the request to extend the deadline, leaving affected organizations facing potential enforcement action. The decision comes as state lawmakers continue to debate legislation that could establish a regulatory and tax framework for skill games in Pennsylvania.
Erik represents businesses, executives, and public officials in commercial disputes, government investigations, and constitutional matters. His experience includes representing the Pennsylvania General Assembly in litigation, handling matters involving state regulatory authority, and representing private parties in skill game litigation.
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