Pa. Casinos Ask State Court to Stop New State iLottery Games
Pennsylvanian casinos have once again waged war against the state lottery. Seven of the casinos have filed a lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, asking the federal court to shut down its new iLottery program and its new breed of “casino-style” online games that were introduced in May. According to the casinos – Meadows Casino Racetrack Hotel, Parx Casino, Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course, Harrah’s...
Pa. Lottery and Scientific Games Launch Virtual Sports
On August 14, the Pennsylvania Lottery launched a new category of fast-paced games drawn every five minutes. Referred to as Xpress Sports, the new virtual sports entertainment options were launched in conjunction with renowned gaming software vendor Scientific Gaming and is expected to be rolled out statewide to all the retailers. “Following Keno’s very strong start, we expect that our Xpress Sports games will also be a big hit with...
Pennsylvania State Lottery Sets Annual Revenue Record
The 2017-2018 fiscal year turned out to be another jackpot-hitting year for the Pennsylvania Lottery, having set new records for both prize pay-outs and ticket sales. Maintaining a top spot among the United States’ highest grossing gaming entities, the Pennsylvania Lottery sold more than $4.2 billion in tickets, the highest since the $41 billion that it brought in previously during the 2015-2016 fiscal year. According to the lottery’s...
iLottery Poised to Give Online Casinos a Run for Their Money
The Keystone State’s new online lottery, the iLottery, launched its instant win online tickets a little over a month ago, and so far the games are doing even better than anyone expected. The Pennsylvania Lottery reports that in its first month of operation, 45,000 players registered on the online platform and then collectively wagered a whopping $21.6 million – the online lottery games generated $2.9 million by themselves. These...
Pennsylvania Lottery Alters Marketing of New iLottery Games
Following complaints and demands forwarded by Pennsylvania’s 13 casinos through their lawyer, the state lottery’s online lottery games will no longer be marketed as “casino-style” or “slot-style.” The decision was made by the Keystone State’s Department of Revenue which oversees the lottery after the 13 casinos called for the suspension of the iLottery because of direct and illegal intrusion into the online games that they (the...
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...
