Pennsylvania House Of Representatives

Online gambling legislation endorsed by Pennsylvania State Senate

May 25, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Online Gambling News, Pennsylvania

Attempts to legalize online gambling in Pennsylvania took a giant step forward yesterday after the Pennsylvania State Senate passed proposed legislation that would allow the state’s twelve casinos along with it...

Friday deadline for new Pennsylvania casino host fee legislation

Adam Morgan

May 22, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Taxation, Pennsylvania

Ahead of a looming Friday deadline, legislators in Pennsylvania are reportedly hoping to pass a measure that would reinstate a version of the eastern state’s controversial casino host fees policy so that local ...

Penn National Gaming Incorporated warns against steep iGaming tax rates

Adam Morgan

May 2, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Taxation, Pennsylvania

As the debate on whether to legalize online gambling in Pennsylvania continues, American casino firm Penn National Gaming Incorporated has warned legislators against setting the tax rate for iGaming operations ...

Pennsylvania legislators set to propose video gaming terminal expansion measure

Adam Morgan

March 28, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Pennsylvania

Legislators in Pennsylvania are reportedly hoping that soon-to-appear legislation that would permit licensed liquor establishments, truck stops and off-track betting parlors to operate video gaming terminals ha...

Massachusetts commission studying online gambling gets to work

Adam Morgan

November 2, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online Gambling News, Massachusetts

In Massachusetts, the Special Commission On Online Gaming, Fantasy Sports Gaming And Daily Fantasy Sports has met for the first time since Republican governor Charlie Baker signed economic development legislati...

Pennsylvania legislators adjourn without resolving casino tax shortfall

Adam Morgan

October 29, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Taxation, Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, legislators have adjourned for the remainder of the year without approving controversial legislation that would have legalized online gambling and reinstated a local share tax on casino revenue...

Pittsburgh lawyer charged in connection with “Operation Pork Chop”

Adam Morgan

October 7, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Crime, Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, a prominent Pittsburgh liquor license attorney has been charged with gambling device offences, criminal solicitation and conspiracy some eight months after being named in an affidavit that led ...

Controversial proposal for orphaned Pennsylvania gaming license

Adam Morgan

September 26, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Licenses, Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, state officials have met to decide what to do if Endeka Entertainment decides against appealing a summer decision from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board not to award the operator with a Cat...

Fate of online gambling bill remains uncertain; Pennsylvania Gov. to let $31B budget become law

K Morrison

July 11, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Taxation, Pennsylvania

The fate of the state’s online gambling bill that sits in the Senate is no closer to being decided, as Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced Sunday night that he would let a $31 billion spending bill passed ...

Fate of Pennsylvania online gambling bill uncertain

K Morrison

July 6, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Taxes, Pennsylvania

In the past five years, only four states have managed to maneuver an online gaming bill through their legislature. Now, three of the four states have legalized online gambling and there is a chance that Pennsyl...

Pennsylvania online gambling legislation passes House vote

Adam Morgan

June 29, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Online Poker, Licenses, Online Gambling News, Taxation, Pennsylvania

Yesterday saw the Pennsylvania House of Representatives pass a piece of proposed legislation that would legalize online gambling and daily fantasy sports in hopes of raising up to $250 million a year in tax for...

Pittsburgh airport “very interested” in video slot legislation

Adam Morgan

June 27, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Fantasy Sports, Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, the boss for Pittsburgh International Airport has stated that she is “very interested” in proposed legislation that would legalize online gambling and permit the eastern state’s airports and of...

Confusion in the House; bills to expand gambling to internet, bars and airports fail

K Morrison

May 26, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Pennsylvania

After cruising through the House Gaming Oversight Committee last November, HB649, Rep. John Payne’s bill, appears to have been overlooked on Tuesday in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Legislators ins...