{"id":18472,"date":"2026-09-04T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=america&#038;p=18472"},"modified":"2026-09-04T06:24:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T11:24:40","slug":"georgia-questions-13-share-from-skill-games","status":"publish","type":"america","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/america\/georgia-questions-13-share-from-skill-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia questions 13% share from skill games"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Georgia reopened the debate on <strong>September 2, 2026<\/strong> over how much <strong>Coin-Operated Amusement Machines (COAMs)<\/strong> should contribute to the state, after Republican Senator <strong>Bill Cowsert<\/strong>, representing <strong>District 46<\/strong> and serving during the 2026 session as chairman of the <strong>Senate Committee on Regulated Industries and Utilities<\/strong>, questioned why Class B skill games return only <strong>13% of their net receipts<\/strong> to the <strong>Georgia Lottery Corporation (GLC)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/america\/pennsylvania-rules-skill-games-as-kansas-and-missouri-casino-revenue-tops-us223-million\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>&#8211; Pennsylvania rules skill games as Kansas and Missouri casino revenue tops US$223 million<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16352\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cowsert argues that the current share is too low and has supported raising it to around <strong>30%<\/strong>, comparing Georgia with models such as Illinois, where so-called slot routes can return approximately <strong>33%<\/strong> to the state. Georgia had already increased the share from <strong>10% to 13% on May 12, 2024<\/strong>, through <strong>House Bill 353<\/strong>, a reform of the <strong>Georgia Lottery for Education Act<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1025\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/georgia-questions-13-share-from-skill-games2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/georgia-questions-13-share-from-skill-games2.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/georgia-questions-13-share-from-skill-games2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/georgia-questions-13-share-from-skill-games2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1025px) 100vw, 1025px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HB 353 also strengthened COAM licensing, marketing, redemption rules and administrative procedures. From <strong>July 1, 2026<\/strong>, legal rewards are concentrated on replay credits, lottery products and approved gift cards, while direct cash payouts remain prohibited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The industry opposes another increase. <strong>Les Schneider<\/strong>, attorney and lobbyist for the <strong>Georgia Amusement &amp; Music Operators Association<\/strong>, argues that operators already pay revenue sharing, licensing fees, sticker fees, local taxes and property taxes totaling more than <strong>US$50 million annually in additional costs<\/strong>. Active suppliers include <strong>Lucky Coin, GA Skill Games, Bulldog Gaming, Pimero Games and Betson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/georgia-questions-13-share-from-skill-games3-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/georgia-questions-13-share-from-skill-games3-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/georgia-questions-13-share-from-skill-games3-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/georgia-questions-13-share-from-skill-games3-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/georgia-questions-13-share-from-skill-games3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Governor Brian P. Kemp<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest detailed financial data from the Georgia Lottery show <strong>US$146.3 million in COAM revenue sharing<\/strong>, plus <strong>US$13.9 million in licensing fees<\/strong>, US$3.3 million in fines and US$3.3 million in other income. The GLC, led by <strong>Gretchen Corbin<\/strong>, transferred a record <strong>US$1.540868 billion to education in FY2026<\/strong>, mainly supporting the <strong>HOPE Scholarship and Georgia Pre-K<\/strong> programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9622\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The debate also covers tax advantages. <strong>Georgia Code \u00a748-8-3(43)<\/strong> maintains a sales and use tax exemption for COAMs, with an estimated FY2026 cost of <strong>US$70 million to the state and US$59 million to local governments<\/strong>. Governor <strong>Brian P. Kemp<\/strong> remains in office, while the industry argues that higher public revenue should come from expanding regulated locations and devices rather than raising the state share to 30%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia reopened the debate on September 2, 2026 over how much Coin-Operated Amusement Machines (COAMs) should contribute to the state, after Republican Senator Bill Cowsert, representing District 46 and serving during the 2026 session as chairman of the Senate Committee on Regulated Industries and Utilities, questioned why Class B skill games return only 13% of their net receipts to the Georgia Lottery Corporation (GLC).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18473,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1458,57,15,3343,31,1426,3144,254,1218],"class_list":["post-18472","america","type-america","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sin-categoria","tag-america","tag-casinos","tag-gambling","tag-georgia","tag-lotteries","tag-lottery","tag-skill-games","tag-slot-machines","tag-tax","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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