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Gaming and Leisure Properties Incorporated buying trio of American casinos

December 7, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

American real estate investment trust Gaming and Leisure Properties Incorporated has announced the signing of definitive agreements that are to see it pay in the region of $1.81 billion so as to acquire a trio ...

Site approval for Shippensburg Township ‘satellite casino’ plan

Adam Morgan

April 6, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Economy/Finance, Employment & Careers, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania and supervisors for Shippensburg Township have reportedly granted Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment Incorporated conditional site approval for its envisioned 77,572 sq ft ‘satellite casino’ ven...

Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia to officially open from February 11

Adam Morgan

January 7, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino openings, New Hotels, Economy/Finance, Sports betting, Taxation, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Pennsylvania

In eastern Pennsylvania and the $600 million Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia is reportedly set to officially open to the public from February 11 following a little over two years of construction. Accordi...

Evolution Gaming Group AB increasing its American footprint

Adam Morgan

November 4, 2020

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Gaming Industry News, Game manufacturers, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, New Jersey, Pennsylvania

Swedish iGaming innovator Evolution Gaming Group AB has announced the signing of a deal that is to see it begin supplying a range of live-dealer games to prominent American online casino and sportsbook operator...

Evolution starts soft launch of live dealer games in Pennsylvania

Sadonna Price

October 22, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, New online casinos, Online Gambling News, Pennsylvania

Evolution has started a soft launch period for online live dealer games in Pennsylvania. Both BetRivers and DraftKings Casino will launch these new games. BetRivers involves the PlaySugarHouse brand, so they to...

Philadelphia Eagles inks multi-year DraftKings Incorporated alliance

Adam Morgan

October 2, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., NFL, Gaming Industry News, Technology, Mobile gaming, Economy/Finance, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Fantasy Sports, Pennsylvania

The Philadelphia Eagles franchise of the National Football League (NFL) has announced the signing of a deal that is to see prominent online sportsbook operator DraftKings Incorporated serve as its official spor...

Pennsylvania-facing online casino being trialed by SugarHouse Casino

Adam Morgan

July 19, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, New online casinos, Mobile gaming, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Licensing, Pennsylvania

After launching an online sportsbetting service for players in Pennsylvania last month and the Pa.PlaySugarHouse.com domain from Rush Street Gaming has now reportedly expanded its offering by premiering a range...

Parx Casino premieres Pennsylvania’s second online sportsbetting service

Adam Morgan

June 26, 2019

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Technology, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Pennsylvania

Parx Casino has reportedly become the second land-based gambling venue in Pennsylvania to premiere an online sportsbook following Monday’s launch of a service powered by Maltese wagering technologies innovator,...

Pennsylvania records improved May casino gross gaming revenues

Adam Morgan

June 20, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Sports betting, Pennsylvania

May was a good month for almost all of the twelve casinos in Pennsylvania as the state managed to record a 2.59% increase year-on-year in aggregated gross gaming revenues to almost $286.14 million. Table gam...

Disgruntled players taking SugarHouse Casino to federal court

Adam Morgan

May 31, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Poker, The Players Lounge, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, a pair of gamblers has reportedly filed a federal lawsuit against SugarHouse Casino claiming that they had lost hundreds of thousands of dollars due to the venue’s incorrect use of shuffling ma...

Pennsylvania benefits from January sports wagering

Adam Morgan

February 19, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Pennsylvania

Last month reportedly saw the six fledgling sportsbooks in Pennsylvania contribute some $938,597 in tax after their aggregated revenues hit $2.6 million off of a combined handle that reached slightly in excess ...

Rush Street Gaming hit with New Jersey fine

Adam Morgan

January 25, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Online Gambling News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, New Jersey

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has reportedly ordered a subsidiary of Rush Street Gaming to pay a fine of $30,000 after determining that it had allowed people below the age of 21 to place wagers ...

December sportsbetting revenues skyrocket in Pennsylvania

Adam Morgan

January 24, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Fantasy Sports, Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, the premiere of two additional casino-based sportsbooks helped to push December statewide aggregated gross revenues from sports wagering up by just over 294% month-on-month to slightly over $2 ...

Sportsbetting interests Presque Isle Downs and Casino

Adam Morgan

January 9, 2019

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In Pennsylvania, Presque Isle Downs and Casino is reportedly eager to add a sportsbook to its current portfolio of approximately 2,000 slots and 32 gaming tables and hopes to be able to start the required licen...

Temporary sportsbook to open at Parx Casino Thursday

K Morrison

January 9, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Sports betting, Pennsylvania

Just northeast of Philadelphia, the first bet was placed at Parx Casino's new sportsbook on Tuesday as the Bensalem casino ran a soft launch ahead of the scheduled grand opening on Thursday. The sportsbook's...