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A weekly gambling industry roundup from Casino Reports put the spotlight on an upcoming Pennsylvania skill-game bill, while also noting that DraftKings CEO Jason Robins is part of the 2026 SBC Hall of Fame class. No West Virginia-specific change was reported in the source roundup.
Pennsylvania state Rep. Russ Diamond said he plans to introduce legislation to regulate and tax skill games before an Oct. 13 deadline. According to the report, Diamond said the state’s gaming law “was originally written for a much different era” and should be updated.
Pennsylvania skill-game proposal sets key deadline
Casino Reports said Diamond’s proposal would tax skill-game revenue at 20%. The bill would also reduce the tax rate for online and land-based slot machines to 49.9% from 52%.
Diamond said the goal is to bring skill games into a regulated system ahead of the Oct. 13 deadline and direct tax revenue primarily toward relief for property owners. A release cited in the report projected that every qualified homeowner in the state would receive a gaming dividend payment of at least $702 per year.
The same roundup also pointed to a related debate in Georgia, where state Sen. Bill Cowsert said the state’s 13% tax on skill games is too low and should be closer to 30%.
DraftKings CEO joins Hall of Fame class
Among the other items in the roundup, SBC announced five inductees for its Hall of Fame class to be recognized at the SBC Leaders Summit on Sept. 28. Robins was named among those inductees.
The roundup also included several other notable gambling-industry items:
- Eric Wasserson and Texas Mike Moncek played a $4.26 million pot on _High Stakes Poker_, described as the show’s largest ever.
- Maverick Gaming’s 2025 bankruptcy filing is tied to planned closures of Great American Casino and Riverside Casino in Washington, with 238 combined layoffs expected.
- A Hollywood Casino online slots player in Pennsylvania won $4,365,327 on a $5.10 spin, the site’s biggest jackpot ever. The player had opted into the DropZone Jackpots feature for an extra 10 cents.
For West Virginia readers, the main takeaway is that this was a broader U.S. gambling news roundup rather than a report on any direct change to West Virginia casino, sportsbook, or regulatory activity. The clearest date to watch from the report is Oct. 13, when Pennsylvania’s skill-game issue faces a key deadline.
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Source: As reported by Eric Raskin.
