A Review of Pennsylvania’s Sports Betting Positioning
Last week’s Supreme Court ruling is still making waves across the entire country and this should continue to happen until more states finally launch their own sports betting industries. Key among these states is Pennsylvania, which like many other states has been positioning itself to capitalize on the lifting of the federal ban on sports betting that was otherwise known as the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992...
Pennsylvania’s Tax on Sports Betting Set to Be the Highest
When sports betting finally debuts in the Keystone state’s casinos, it is anticipated that it will have the highest sports betting tax rate in the United States. There has been a lot of debate about how this could affect the budding industry, especially because prior to the lifting of the ban on sports betting, a number of gambling operators were operating tax-free. Concerns have been raised regarding how these rather high taxes could...
US Supreme Court Lifts the Federal Ban on Sports Betting
Sports betting is in the United States is about to go through a major changeover thanks to a Monday U.S Supreme Court decision that has effectively made it possible for widespread regulation of the activity in various states. The long-awaited Supreme Court ruling was made in favor of the New Jersey, which had filed a petition against the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) of 1992 that made sports betting illegal in...
Xpress Sports Virtual Betting Coming to Pennsylvania
Customers of the Pennsylvania Lottery have had a lot of new offerings to enjoy this year thanks to the approvals that were part of the 2017 gaming package. The lottery has begun expanding its library of offerings, a process that kicked off with the statewide rollout of Keno to a number of retail locations. Now, players can find Keno at hundreds of bars and shops all across the state – the casino-style game is broadcasted on a...
Behold, the Return of Online Poker to the United States
Online poker is finally making its long-awaited comeback to the United States. Even though there is still plenty more to be done before the industry regains its former glory, the May 1 development made the situation way better than it was a couple of years ago. Last Tuesday, WSOP.com became the first online poker operator stateside to offer a combined platform for poker players in the states of New Jersey, Delaware, and Nevada –...
Lowering Online Poker Stakes Using Blockchain Technology
Everyone knows that online poker has always had a trust problem owing to multiple cases of misconduct by the operators. Fortunately, thanks to the wonder that is blockchain technology, a solution to this problem may finally be on the horizon. Virtue Poker, a blockchain-powered poker operator that is currently holding a token sale to fund the development, deployment, and marketing if its platform is at the helm of this advancement. The...
