The operator behind Pennsylvania’s dominant line of skill games, which have become commonplace in thousands of small businesses, says the machines will be turned off next month.

Pennsylvania-based Miele Manufacturing is the distributor of Pennsylvania Skill . The cabinets are the most common skill game across the commonwealth, accounting for the vast majority of the estimated 70,000 machines operating from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh.

With the games set to become illegal slot machines on Oct. 14, when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s 120-day stay on its June ruling expires, Miele is updating host locations on how the next two weeks will play out.

Miele Manufacturing builds the Pennsylvania Skill cabinets through a licensing agreement with Georgia-based Pace-O-Matic (POM), which developed the game software. Miele then sells and leases the cabinets to operators, which handle installation, servicing, and collection duties.

Miele additionally functions as an operator through its subsidiaries, including Miele Amusements and Pennsylvania Amusements. Miele’s operational divisions told host locations in Pennsylvania this week that during their next collections, the machines will be powered down.

The owner of a chain of grocery stores who spoke with Casino.org said Miele did not say whether it plans to physically remove the machines. Miele did not respond to Casino.org’s request for comment.

On Tuesday (Sept. 29), Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday said simply turning off the machines does not comply with the law.

Sunday is encouraging businesses to contact their vendors and distributors to demand the removal of the skill games “to avoid law enforcement action.”