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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

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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