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...
A Review of Pennsylvania’s Sports Betting Positioning
Last week’s Supreme Court ruling is still making waves across the entire country and this should continue to happen until more states finally launch their own sports betting industries. Key among these states is Pennsylvania, which like many other states has been positioning itself to capitalize on the lifting of the federal ban on sports betting that was otherwise known as the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992...
US Supreme Court Lifts the Federal Ban on Sports Betting
Sports betting is in the United States is about to go through a major changeover thanks to a Monday U.S Supreme Court decision that has effectively made it possible for widespread regulation of the activity in various states. The long-awaited Supreme Court ruling was made in favor of the New Jersey, which had filed a petition against the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) of 1992 that made sports betting illegal in...
Anti-Online Poker Group Exploits Facebook’s Data Scandal
An anti-online poker group that is backed by Las Vegas casino mogul, Sheldon Adelson, has been exploiting ongoing concerns pertaining to data privacy following the recent Facebook data scandal. The group’s ultimate goal is to ensure that regulated online casinos are completely done away within the United States. According to a report made by Business Insider earlier this week, the group which identifies as the ‘Coalition to Stop...
Online Gambling at Pennsylvanian Casinos Will Be Prohibited
Recently, the Pennsylvanian Gaming Control Board released a documentation pertaining to online gambling in the state. The FAQ document is meant to help the state’s citizens to gain a better understanding of its forthcoming online gambling industry. However, the two-page document contains no new, or rather groundbreaking, information. Still, there is a specific aspect of the law that has often been underreported or underplayed, that...
