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. […]
Pennsylvania’s gambling market has been operating very smoothly with a few major issues since the state’s gambling expansion plans kicked off a few years back. Even so, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has been very vigilant in fulfilling its mandate of overseeing the gaming sector and ensuring the safety of the consumers. On Wednesday, […]
It has been about a year since online poker went live in the Keystone State. There were some pretty high expectations for the sector even though it contributes very little to gaming revenue. So far, the biggest development has been the entry of PokerStars, one of the biggest poker brands on the planet. Even though […]
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 […]
Since its launch, the Pennsylvanian iGaming sector has been growing gradually with a number of operators stepping in to capitalize on the state’s lucrative betting market. Online poker, in particular, has a massive customer base in the state but there is a rather obvious lack of options – PokerStars has been the only online gambling […]
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 […]
The United States’ gambling industry is slowly inching towards a return to normalcy despite all of the uncertainty that came with the coronavirus pandemic. These efforts are slowly beginning to pay off and this can be seen from states like Pennsylvania where despite the limitations that gambling businesses have to operate under, we are beginning […]
Last year, the Keystone made an attempt to auction a license for a mini-casino or satellite casino with the minimum bidding amount set at $7.5 million. This particular auction was a flop since there was no show of interest and subsequently no bids. As such, the mini-casino license auction process was put on the shelves, […]
Despite the fact that online gaming has been on a roll in the Keystone State, there is still a significant amount of interest in live poker. Since casinos in the state went into a temporary shutdown in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic, these poker rooms have not been in operation. Even now when several […]
During the August 5 public meeting that was held by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB), some very interesting developments came to light. As expected, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the meeting was held via a conference phone call. There was a lot that was discussed but the gaming revenue was one of the […]