You can substituted "Pennsylvania" for "South Carolina" in this editorial cartoon by Robert Ariail, but it still doesn't make it any easier to comprehend the schizophrenic reaction of government to gambling. It's illegal ... unless the state gets its cut. The Pennsylvania Legislature is expected to consider a proposal by Gov. Ed Rendell to legalize video poker machines. Pa. officials estimate there are at least 17,000 illegal video poker machines in use right now.