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Emily Davis

Emily makes up the core of our team and takes lead in all the written content on PennsylvaniaCasinos.com to ensure it meets our golden quality standards. She has always been interested in the online gambling scene and is an avid online casino player in her spare time, so she knows what factors make a platform great for gamers.

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Keystone State Loses $424 Million in Taxes Due to Casino Shutdown

Despite the rather impressive resurgence in gambling revenue that the state of Pennsylvania recorded in the past month, the overall impact on gaming revenue since the pandemic hit has been quite devastating, to say the least. The state’s casino remained closed for about three months and this was enough time for about $424 million in […]

Close To 2,000 New Live! Casino & Hotel Jobs Coming to Pennsylvania

The Cordish Gaming Group’s Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia is one of the most anticipated operations in the Keystone State. Initially set to launch by the end of 2020, the $700 million casino and hotel development will be going live in early 2021 instead. The postponement of the launch date is a rather obvious result […]

Online Gaming Elevates Pennsylvania Lottery’s Sales

Online gambling has proven to be quite a big deal during the duration of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, something that was a breath of fresh air for the gamblers and several gaming operators. Though unforeseen, the Pennsylvania Lottery has turned out to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the surge in online gambling traffic. […]

Multiple Pennsylvanian Casinos Go Smoke-Free

Thanks to new directives from the state health authority and regulators in the Keystone State, several land-based gaming venues are now smoke-free. Many of the retail gaming operators have been preparing to launch while ensuring that they adhere to the guidelines provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The Washington-based Meadows Racetrack & Casino is […]

Pa. Poker Players to Miss Out on WSOP Online Bracelet Series

A little over a week ago, the World Series of Poker announced that its 85-tournament online series would be kicking off on July 1. The online series would be going down on the very popular WSOP.com and GGPoker networks which would be accessible from some states in the United States. This was definitely very exciting […]

Pa. Poker Rooms to Remain Closed When Casinos Reopen

The pressure to reopen the economy of the United States continues to mount. Already, several states including the Keystone State are drafting plans to reopen with the responsibility of seeing this through delegated to special authorities. In the case of Pennsylvania, the state gaming control board has recently laid out measures and guidelines that the […]

Penn National Records Revenue Drop in The First Quarter of 2020

Penn National Gaming Incorporated, one of the country’s biggest gaming brands, has been having a bit of a tough time navigating its business over the past few months. Just like many other businesses across the state, the casino operator has had to close down key parts of its operations as part of nationwide directives to […]

Pa. Senator Proposes Use of Sports Betting Tax for Property Tax Relief

Needless to say, the world’s economy is struggling as countries try their level best to contain the coronavirus pandemic. In the United States, a huge chunk of the population has been forced to stay at home and a considerably huge fraction of these people have lost their jobs. Already, lots of people have filed for […]

PokerStars Pennsylvania Adds New Home Game Feature

Back in January 2011, PokerStars began experimenting with a Home Game features in a number of jurisdictions across the world. In the United States, this was only available for a limited period of time since its launch was closely followed by a countrywide crackdown on illegal online gambling. PokerStars was one of the casualties of […]

Pennsylvania Gambling Regulator Releases February Revenue Figures

On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) released the February revenue figures for the state’s gambling industry. Needless to say, the state has one of the most lucrative betting industries in the United States and this has been proven by all the previous revenue reports. According to the state gaming regulator, the existing 12 […]