On, July, 11, 2022, POM filed a major fraud claim against Eckert, which is a major law firm with more than 300 lawyers across a network of 15 offices, including Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Boston, Washington, D.C., and Richmond, VA. “POM continues to actively work with legislators in Harrisburg to further regulate and tax the skill game industry.”īackground on POM’s Federal Lawsuit Against Eckert:

When confronted with the conflict of interest, Eckert first denied their actions, then swore to a federal district court that they would not engage in a future conflict. They then continued to work surreptitiously against POM and the small businesses and fraternal clubs operating skill games while continuing to represent Parx Casino. “Eckert had been hired by POM but then deceived POM by taking millions of dollars in legal fees to represent the skill gaming company, while at the same time, representing Parx Casino which opposes POM’s operations in the Commonwealth. This is puzzling because a federal judge has ruled that Eckert “acted in bad faith” in shielding and misrepresenting their relationship with POM and Parx Casino. “Unfortunately, yet not surprisingly, many of the arguments made in this complaint are verbatim to attacks and opinions drafted by the law firm, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC (Eckert), which has worked for Parx Casino. “Parx Casino is attempting to shield its efforts, through various consultants, and use the levers of government to harm legal skill games, and in particular POM’s Pennsylvania Skill games. We feel confident, as we always have, in the legal status of our skill games. This lawsuit ignores the law and legal precedent. “The lawsuit against legal skill games launched by Parx Casino and Greenwood Gaming is meritless and attacks thousands of Pennsylvania businesses who operate skill games and rely on their revenue. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Pace-O-Matic (POM), a gaming company that does significant business throughout Pennsylvania, today released the following statement in response to a baseless lawsuit brought by Greenwood Gaming and Parx Casino against POM and thousands of small businesses and fraternal clubs operating skill games across the state.

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