WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — At first glance, Smart Chip Play may look a lot like the skill games recently banned in Pennsylvania. Players purchase a card, insert it into a tablet, and can then choose from 12 different games. The big difference is the lottery’s version is designed for tablets rather than the larger stand-alone machines many Pennsylvanians have seen in stores and restaurants.
Anthracite Newstand in Wilkes-Barre is just one of the 183 locations participating in the program across the state. Ann Marie Bossard is the co-owner of the business and says they’re nothing alike.
“Some people like them. Some people don’t. A skill machine gives you excitement when you win and it has the buzzards and the bells and the whistles and that doesn’t give you bells and what have you and that,” said Anthracite Newstand Co-Owner Ann Marie Bossard…