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Is an end to Pa.’s 163-year ban on fortune telling in the cards? One tarot reader is suing to make it happen.

Summary by Spotlight PA

It’s the time of year when our thoughts turn to witches, hauntings, and all manner of supernatural goings-on. But if accepting money to tell fortunes is part of your spooky season plans, tread carefully: It’s illegal in Pennsylvania. According to a state law from 1861, “Any person who shall pretend, for gain or lucre, by cards, tokens, the inspection of the head or hands of any person, or by anyone’s age, or by consulting the movements of the he…

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