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On Thursday, February 28, Pennsylvania’s leading land-based casino, Parx Casino, sat down with the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB), the state’s iGaming and gambling regulator. It was a simple technicality, but with a few wrinkles. The Kambi-powered Parx Casino is re-applying for another five-year license, but the process was slightly altered because of the arriving […]
The much-anticipated regulated online casino market in Pennsylvania is set to go live sometime this year and when it finally does, online gamers in the state can expect to be treated to some of the best offerings in existence thanks largely to the lucrative partnership deals that licensees have been getting into. One of the […]
As we have already seen from the impressive revenue figures, the legalization of sports betting and online gambling in the Keystone State was one of the greater decisions that its lawmakers have ever made. Both industries are yet to go live, at least full, that is, but they have already managed to generate upwards of […]
On Tuesday, December 4, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board held a public hearing in Big Beavers to listen to the details of the proposed mini-casino that is to be built by Mount Airy Casino Resort. Mount Airy has been targeting a mid-2020 launch date for its big Beaver mini-casino, a facility that is anticipated to […]
Renowned U.S. casino operator Penn National Inc. has revealed plans to build a $111 million satellite casino in Morgantown. The company has already filed an application with the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board for the 80,000 square foot casino that will be located on a 36-acre piece of land close to the intersection of the Pennsylvania […]
Since the U.S. Supreme Court lifted the federal ban on sports betting, a number of states have been enacting legislation with reasonable tax rates on the sports betting revenue, which has been a great factor in the growth of the industry. Unfortunately, Pennsylvania has lagged behind in this regard thanks to a wave of criticism […]
Pennsylvania’s sports betting market is getting even bigger with the entry of yet another of the state’s casino operators in the race to get licensed to offer sports wagering services. Just a few days after Harrah’s Philadelphia filed their petition for the third sports betting license, SugarHouse Casino whose operations are overseen by Rush Street […]
Sports betting in the Keystone Stone is almost becoming a reality having been set in motion by license applications by some of the state’s interested operators. It is also just a matter of time before the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) finally finishes up on furnishing the regulations that will be governing the industry. Placing […]
For quite some time now there has been a ton of speculation regarding the future of sports betting in Pennsylvania especially when considering the high sports betting taxes that the operators will be subject to. A number of bookmakers and casino operators have raised complaints but there has not been any action that favors them. […]
Microgaming last week rolled out its news Prima Poker software on its Microgaming Poker Network after having worked for a year to revitalize the product. Prima may have a new face thanks to Microgaming’s tremendous efforts to reintroduce into the market but it is by no means an entirely new name in the online poker […]