The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has recently released the revenue figures for January 2021. From the get-go, it is pretty clear that the industry is off to a good start despite still facing a few limitations due to the coronavirus pandemic. It seems like we might finally be seeing the long-awaited resurgence of the […]
In early January the Cordish Companies-owned Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia announced that they would be launching their second casino operation in Philadelphia. This new world-class gaming and entertainment facility is located in the Stadium District and it opened its doors shortly after on January 19 for a series of reservation-only Preview Days. Only Live! […]
Earlier this month, renowned gaming and entertainment operator GVC Holdings unveiled its Sustainability Charter, and shortly after that, the company began the journey towards its implementation. Now, GVC Holdings which will soon be known as Entain is the first-ever official partner of PlayPause, a new responsible gambling tool from a non-profit known as Conscious Gaming […]
Last Wednesday, Wind Creek Hospitality and Betfred USA Sports announced the debut of their sports betting operation in Pennsylvania. The new sportsbook is located at Wind Creek Bethlehem, one of the Keystone State’s most popular retail gambling destinations. Pennsylvania now has a total of 13 retail sportsbooks and this addition is bound to shake things […]
Things seem to be shaping up quite well for some sectors of the Keystone States gambling market despite the ongoing pandemic. Thanks largely to the rather dramatic surge in online betting traffic, the state recorded a double-digit revenue gain in October. This is the third consecutive record month for sports wagering since the launch of […]
Last Thursday, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) released a report that detailed the COVID-19 situation and its relation to the Keystone State’s workforce. According to the figures from the gaming control board just 108 coronavirus cases were reported since casinos reopened back in June from among more than 16,000 casino workers across the state. […]
We are still in the middle of a pandemic but thanks to all of the recovery efforts that are ongoing across the country, there have been significant improvements in various sectors. The Keystone State’s gaming sector is one of the ones that has shown significant improvement over the past couple of months following all of […]
It has been months since live poker rooms in the Keystone were shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. Poker enthusiasts in the state have had to settle for online gambling options but for avid live poker game grinders, those just did not cut it. It is, therefore, going to be an understatement if we […]
Despite all of the attempts that have been made recover from the coronavirus pandemic, Pennsylvania’s gambling industry is still reeling from the impacts of the COVID-19 induced changes. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has previously released some figures detailing the impact that the pandemic has had on the state’s online gambling revenue and now […]
Last Friday, the office of the Berks County district attorney announced that they had raided Windfall Amusements’ 777 lounge in the Kenhorst Plaza shopping center, an unlicensed mini-casino. The raid also extended to a home in the Exeter Township – all of this was part of an extensive investigation on illegal video gambling machines or […]