Group pushes for skill games extension
A group of lawmakers are planning a last-minute play to extend the Supreme Court’s Oct. 13 deadline concerning so-called “skill games” and they are doing it in court, rather than in the lawmaking chambers of the state Capitol. The group, in a pending filing with the court, is expected to ask the court to use its “King’s Bench” authority to reset the deadline to Feb. 10, 2027. Under the King’s Bench doctrine, the court can intervene in matters in lower courts or even those not in court if they are deemed to be of “immediate public importance.” Those who operate small ...