Pennsylvania businesses and nonprofits have reached the deadline to remove skill-game terminals after the state Supreme Court classified the machines as slot machines under state law and lawmakers failed to agree on a regulatory system.

The court’s June ruling said the games are unlawful unless licensed. It paused enforcement for 120 days to give lawmakers time to act, but businesses were required to remove the machines by Tuesday, October 13; enforcement was set to begin Wednesday, October 14, according to CDC Gaming.

Enforcement follows the 120-day stay

The Supreme Court declined requests to extend the deadline, CDC Gaming reported. With the legislative window closed, an estimated 70,000 terminals across Pennsylvania were set to become officially illegal after October 13.

Law-enforcement agencies have said they will crack down on businesses hosting the machines beyond the deadline.…