Pennsylvania’s Casinos Seek Suspension of iLottery Games
Pennsylvania 13 casinos are up in arms against the state’s new iLottery games on grounds that the iLottery online games violated state law and will intrude in their online gambling sites that are yet to be launched. As such, the Keystone State’s casinos have been seeking the suspension of the iLottery games by the Wolf administration – they have gone further to threaten to take action through the court if the administration fails to...
Robust Public Input Go at PGCB Sports Betting Regulations
As sports betting in Pennsylvania nears its official launch, various stakeholders including the professional sports leagues, colleges, and even individual sports teams are making the final push towards cementing their positions in the budding industry. This was made possible by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) which fielded public comments on the proposed regulations that were published a month ago and, as expected, there...
Sands Bethlehem’s Table Games Revenue Declines for 3rd Month
As far as table games in Pennsylvania go, Sands Casino Bethlehem has always been the king. However, recent revenue statistics are beginning to shake the casino’s stranglehold over the throne, something that is beginning to become more and more noticeable especially because the decline has been for three straight months. To begin with, in May 2018, the casino generated $19.6 million in table games revenue – while this was the highest...
Still Zero Applications for PA Online Gambling Licenses
Nearly two months after the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) announced that it had begun accepting petitions for interactive gaming certificates on April 16, no operator has applied. Being that the state is two months into the process of licensing online gaming operators there seems to be some extent of laxity from the state’s casinos. But why? It might be a little too early to start panicking but the lack of applicants this...
PA Lottery to Promote State iLottery at Pittsburgh Events
The Keystone State’s lottery will be promoting PA iLottery games at a series of events that will be held in Pittsburgh. During these promotions, the players will be allowed to try out game demos in addition to being awarded $5 in free play when they sign up to play online. The Pennsylvania iLottery games can be played from a wide range of devices including computers, tablets and smartphones and they offer the players chances of...
Hellam Township Residents Speak Out Against Mini- Casino
The possibility of a mini-casino going live in York County is still dependent on the choice that will be made by Penn National. There has, however, been a ton of controversy surrounding what the residents of the Hellam Township consider to be surreal. “No one wins except for a casino when a casino goes in,” a concerned citizen of Hellam Township said. The issue first came up in mid-May in a board of supervisors meeting where most of...
