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About Michael Barley

Michael Barley
Michael is the Chief Public Affairs Officer for Pace-O-Matic, Inc.

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State Police Crack Down on Erie area Games of Skill

Mar 7, 2020 6:45:00 AM • By Michael Barley • Posted in Legal Updates

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State police in Pennsylvania are out in force to crack down on what they consider unregulated gambling machines. Pace-O-Matic is already challenging these actions they have taken against legally defendable games of skill in the court of law.

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PA lottery sales not impacted by legal games of skill

Mar 5, 2020 11:49:55 AM • By Michael Barley • Posted in Skill-based Gaming

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The Pennsylvania Lottery continues to see substantial growth among its games despite its unfounded public complaints of negative impacts regarding legal games of skill.

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Letter to The Editor From a Small Business Owner

Feb 5, 2020 9:46:00 AM • By Michael Barley • Posted in Business Owners, Skill-based Gaming

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Games of skill benefit local businesses and communities. POM is asking for accountability and legislation to establish regulation and taxes for skill-based gaming.

The following is a letter to the editor of Lancaster News from a small business owner in Honey Brook, Pennsylvania. The opinions expressed are his own.

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PA Commonwealth Court Rules in Favor of POM Skill Games

Jan 27, 2020 9:31:00 AM • By Michael Barley • Posted in Skill-based Gaming, Legal Updates

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Pace-O-Matic of Pennsylvania (POM of PA), the entity that markets Pennsylvania Skill games, received two decisive wins this week in Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court.

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50K Gift Sent to Virginia Beach Tragedy Fund

Sep 27, 2019 10:06:00 AM • By Michael Barley • Posted in Community

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – To help those impacted the most by the Virginia Beach mass shooting, Queen of Virginia Skill and Entertainment made a $50,000 gift to the United Way of South Hampton Roads toward its tragedy fund.

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