Pennsylvania State Rep. Seth Grove expects to introduce a bill expanding the number of eligible truck stops by eliminating the need for a licensee to sell a minimum of 50,000 gallons of diesel fuel a month, according to Penn Capital-Star.
“Simply linking a licensee to a commodity makes no sense. Think of it this way, would the Commonwealth link a tavern license to how many wings a tavern sells per month?” Grove wrote in a memo seeking co-sponsors for his proposal.
Peter Shelly, spokesperson for Pennsylvanians Against Gaming Expansion, a project of the state’s casino owners, said it’s uncertain how many terminals would even be added if you took away the diesel sale requirement.
According to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB), the 65 video gaming terminal (VGT) sites around the state generated an average of $3.46 million in monthly revenue during the most recent fiscal year, which resulted in an average of $1.45 million in monthly tax revenue.
Mike Barley, communications director for skill games developer and distributor Pace-O-Matic, said other gaming legislation proposals would further tax and regulate skill games. One bill would insist skill games connect to a system which would permit the state to ensure the taxes were paid.
