Legal Opinion
Sands Bethworks Gaming, LLC v. Pa. Dep't of Revenue
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 26, 2019No. 216 MM 2017PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Saylor
*317This matter is brought in our original jurisdiction and involves a constitutional challenge to a recent amendment to Pennsylvania's gaming law. Under the amendment, casinos pay a supplemental assessment on slot-machine revenue, and the funds are then distributed primarily to underperforming slot-machine facilities to be used for marketing and capital development.
I
Approximately fifteen years ago, the General Assembly substantially widened the scope of legalized gambling in Pennsylvania by passing the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act (the "Gaming Act").1 See generally…
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