Harrah’s Philadelphia Applies for Pa. Sports Betting License
On September 24, Harrah’s Philadelphia officially became the third casino to apply for the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board’s sports betting licenses. The casino joins Parx Casino and Penn National’s Hollywood Casino in the list of casinos that are looking to get a share of the state’s sports betting market. The remaining casinos are still reluctant to petition for the licenses probably because of the $10 million sports betting...
Seven Pennsylvania Interactive Gaming Licenses Up for Grabs
Following the end of the application period for Pennsylvania interactive gaming licenses which attracted a total of nine applicants, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has seven licenses left. The state regulator resolved during its September 12 meeting that it would award these remaining licenses through a random draw process that any Qualified Gaming Entity (QGE) could enter. Considering the definition of what a Qualified...
Pa. Lifts Bans on Political Donations from Casino Operators
On Wednesday, a court in Pennsylvania struck down a law that prohibited the state’s casino operators and its employees from contributing to political campaigns. The main aim of overturning the ban on political contributions from various stakeholders in the gaming industry was to tone down the law that was considered to be too broad. However, there have been speculations that being that the Keystone State’s commercial gambling revenue...
Two More Pennsylvanian Casinos Approved for iGaming Licenses
SugarHouse and Penn National Gaming were on Wednesday granted licenses to offer interactive gaming in Pennsylvania, which brings the total number of casinos that have been approved for online gaming by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) to five. The other three casinos that have previously been approved are Parx, Mount Airy and Harrah’s. First up at the podium was SugarHouse which is located close to Philadelphia and is...
Esports Betting in Pennsylvania Could Be on Its Way
Sports betting is on the verge of its official launch in the state of Pennsylvania which is by no means an easy task. However, the state is going to have to work much harder to ensure that its sports betting industry is offering more than what the same industries in other states do. This has led to discussions regarding the future of esports in the state, something that will certainly go a long way in breathing new life into the...
Penn National Eyeing Suburban York Mall for Its Mini Casino
Penn National Gaming has reportedly selected one site for one of the two mini-casinos it plans to open in the Keystone State. The Berks County-based company has confirmed that it has an option agreement with the owners of the York Galleria Mall that is off Route 30 in Springettsbury Township, York County, to have its proposed Hollywood Casino York located on the first floor of the mall which was previously occupied by the Sears store....
