Are video gaming terminals legal outside casinos in Pennsylvania?
Yes. Video gaming terminals: legal and operating; Video lottery terminals: not legal in Pennsylvania, according to official sources checked 2026-10-28.
Values below are generated from confirmed database records. Record counts describe the verified subset of our database, not the complete size of a market. A publication exclusion is applied before every count. Unconfirmed figures are withheld rather than estimated. Use the linked primary documents to check the scope and reporting period. Different gambling formats have separate legal statuses; an online status does not describe a casino floor, a tribal venue, or a lottery retailer. The jurisdiction table remains visible as research progresses.
This page covers video gaming terminals outside casinos, not slot machines on casino floors. VLT is shown separately.
Verified facts
Status and figures below come only from confirmed official records in our database.
Pennsylvania
- Video gaming terminals
- Legal and live
- Verified official source · 2026-10-28
- 4 Pa.C.S. § 4102 video gaming terminal tax · 2026-10-14
- PGCB revenue reports index · 2026-10-14
- Video lottery terminals
- Not legal
- Verified official source · 2026-10-28
- 4 Pa.C.S. § 4102 video gaming terminal tax · 2026-10-14
- 4 Pa.C.S. § 1403 slot machine tax · 2026-10-14
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