Pennsylvania Sports Betting Hawk-Dove Game Continues
None of Pennsylvania’s properties that are eligible for sports betting licenses have forwarded their applications to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB), the state regulator. Just like many other holdouts, the reason is a financial dispute between the stakeholders. The rollout of the Keystone State’s sports betting industry remains almost stagnant despite the fact that the law that permitted sports wagering in the case that...
Penn National Lacing Up for Pa. Online Gambling
During a presentation that covered Penn National Gaming’s Q2 results for 2018, Timothy J. Wilmott, its chief executive officer, confirmed that its online gambling operation in Pennsylvania will go live in early 2019. Penn National operates Hollywood Casino, one of the nine Pennsylvania casinos that forwarded their applications for the discounted $10 million interactive gaming licenses that will be covering online slot machines, online...
Pa. Authorities Dismantle Illegal Video Gambling Ring
Pennsylvania state police recently bust up a multimillion-dollar video gambling organization that has been operating for over a decade. Anthony Zenner, the alleged owner of the illegal gambling operation, was also arrested and now faces corruption and illegal gambling charges, reports the office of the state’s Attorney General. During a Thursday press release, Josh Shapiro, the Pennsylvania State Attorney General said that he would be...
Online Gambling Operator GAN Readies for US Sports Betting
Renowned internet gambling company GAN has raised £7.5 million to support its ambitions to venture into the United States sports betting industry. The company confirmed the new development in a recent press release in which they also mentioned the issuance of 15 million new capital shares. In addition to this, the press release also elaborated how the online gambling company would use the £7.5 million to “substantially increase [its]...
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...
