New Pennsylvania Mini-Casino Could Save a Historic Landmark
Penn National Gaming, which claimed the first casino license auction with a winning bid of $50.1 million, might be just what the state needs to save a historic house in York County. The historic house, which is known as the Mifflin House, was part of the Underground Railroad in the 1800s and lies with the 15-mile radius centered in New York that Penn National Gaming is eyeing for its mini-casino. The area chosen by the operator sits...
Pennsylvania Launches Regulated Daily Fantasy Sports Market
Having long been a legal gray area in many parts of the United States, daily fantasy sports has finally been fully legalized in the state of Pennsylvania with the only catch being a 15 percent tax on the revenue of each of the operators. This particular move is part of the larger statewide gaming expansion plans that came into effect last year in October. Already, six fantasy sports operators including FanDuel and DraftKings have been...
Pennsylvania Could Double Player Pool in Interstate Poker
World Series of Poker (WSOP) recently made official announcements regarding the poker operator’s plan to merge its Delaware, New Jersey, and Nevada players as from May 1. The latter two have been operating their own online poker networks independently for about five years now but thanks to Multi-State Internet Gaming Association’s (MSIGA) framework, they will finally be able to indulge in cross-border online poker liquidity sharing....
No Bids at Pennsylvania’s Sixth Mini-Casino License Auction
On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) held an auction for the state’s sixth mini-casino license. However, things did not end so well after the day ended with the board receiving no bids for the casino license. This has effectively put future options in jeopardy as the board ponders over if it should allow other qualified bidders to participate in the auction – only Pennsylvania casinos are allowed to bid on the...
Great Future for PA Racetracks Thanks to Gambling Expansion
According to a recently released Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board report, the slot machines at the Keystone State’s 12 operating brick-and-mortar casinos accounted for a whopping $239 million in tax money for the local horse racing industry. Shortly after this, the board also released its Annual Racetrack Casino Benchmark report that detailed the impact of the state’s casinos on the Commonwealth’s horse racing industry. The report...
Pennsylvania Might Tip the Scales for Online Poker in the US
It has been five years since New Jersey launched its legal online poker industry but this has had little impact on the country’s poker scene as a whole. However, many more states have been working towards legalizing online poker and Pennsylvania happens to be one of them. The state’s poker industry is expected to act as game-changer that will give a meaningful boost to the United States poker market. Hopefully, by the end of the year,...
