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Miele Manufacturing has laid off 60 employees, about 42% to 43% of its workforce, following a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling on skill games, according to the Williamsport Sun-Gazette. Chief Operating Officer Jeff Millay told the newspaper that about 80 employees remain at the Lycoming County company.
Miele stops skill games production and sales
The Muncy Township manufacturer of electronic Pennsylvania Skill Games stopped manufacturing and selling the games after the ruling. Thousands of machines are now in storage, Millay said.
“We’ve started some layoffs at our headquarters and had some layoffs in our satellite offices as well,” Millay told the Sun-Gazette.
He described the affected jobs as “non-artificial intelligence (AI) replaceable positions.”
Miele retains its amusement business and a few manufacturing projects. The personnel it still needs are mainly technicians working on automated teller machines, pinball machines, and pool tables, according to the report.
Court ruling led to October enforcement
The Sun-Gazette reported that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s June 15 ruling classified skill games as slot machines under the Gaming Act and Crimes Code, reversing Commonwealth Court decisions that had allowed them to operate in a legal gray area. The ruling required a Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board license to operate the games.
A 120-day stay gave businesses until Oct. 13 to wind down and allowed the General Assembly time to pass legislation. Lawmakers did not enact a bill during that window, and the court denied both requests to extend the stay on Oct. 9, according to the newspaper.
Pennsylvania State Police enforcement began Oct. 14.
Republic Amusements also announced job cuts
Miele’s layoffs follow cuts announced by Republic Amusements of Camp Hill. That company filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notice with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry in October, saying it would eliminate 81 jobs, the Sun-Gazette reported.
Republic Amusements also said roughly 1,000 businesses it served would lose revenue.
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Source: As reported by Williamsport Sun-Gazette.
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