PGCB Begins Accepting Sports Betting License Applications
Last Wednesday, the seven-member Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) unanimously agreed on some temporary regulations for sports betting – this also included a process by which the state’s casinos can apply for the certificates covering the wagers. This marked the Keystone State’s first move after the Supreme Court ruling that struck down the federal ban on sports betting and it was followed by the official launch of the...
PGCB Renews Sands Resort Casino Bethlehem’s License
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB), this week, renewed Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem’s operating license for another five years. The Sands Berthworks, LLC-operated and Northampton County-based casino was found to have been in compliance with all of its obligations under the previously approved license and thus is qualified for a license renewal. The license renewal decision was arrived at by the seven members of the PGCB and...
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....
PokerStars Stops Offering Free Online Poker in Washington
Citing the need for the implementation of precautionary measures, PokerStars will no longer offer free online poker to Washington state residents. This was officially confirmed last Wednesday when the Washington State Gambling Commission announced that a number of social gaming websites, PokerStars included, “have proactively made the business decision to deny Washington residents access to their sites.” This particular move follows...
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...
PCGB Allows Online Gambling Operators to Host Multiple Skins
On April 4, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) approved Temporary Rules and Regulations 125-215 that will allow online gaming license holders to “to deploy interactive gaming skins or interactive gaming websites to facilitate the conduct of interact gaming activities.” This decision will offer gambling operators that are not based in the state to get into Pennsylvania’s online gambling sector. The announcement was summed up...
