Pennsylvania

June 17, 2019

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

In Pennsylvania and a Juniata County franchise of the Rutter's convenience store chain has reportedly become the first venue of its type to be granted permission to operate up to five slot-style video gaming te...

Penn National subsidiary awarded Category 4 License to construct casino in Morgantown, PA

June 17, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Licenses, Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has awarded a license to the Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, LLC to build a Category 4 casino in the Pennsylvania Township of Morgantown. June 12, 2...

SugarHouse embarks on sweet ending; to rebrand as Rivers Casino Philadelphia

June 13, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino project updates, Pennsylvania

The SugarHouse Casino in Pennsylvania will soon be "Rivers Casino Philadelphia" after the 260,000-square-foot casino located in Philadelphia's Fishtown neighborhood is rebranded this fall. Opened in 2010, th...

PA Slot Machine Revenue up 2.7% in May; Why do state’s casinos want to halt select lottery games?

June 6, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Lottery, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania's 12 casinos managed to generate $209.6 million in combined gross revenue from slot machine play during May 2019, a 2.7 percent swell over revenues from the same time last year, according to Pennsy...

Wind Creek Hospitality finalizes $1.3 billion acquisition of Sands Bethlehem property

June 4, 2019

Casino Sales, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Pennsylvania

After on May 29, 2019, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board signed off on the transfer ownership, the $1.3 billion purchase of Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania has been finalized by PCI Gaming Au...

Disgruntled players taking SugarHouse Casino to federal court

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...

SugarHouse launching IMG Arena’s live streaming service in the US

May 31, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Sports betting, Online Gambling News, New Jersey, Pennsylvania

Rush Street Interactive has been busy with their SugarHouse brand, particularly in the sports betting sector as of late. The company recently announced their SugarHouse online sportsbook is now the first in the...

Sale of Sands Casino Bethlehem approved; $190m investment expected by new owners

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Pennsylvania

May 30, 2019

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has voted unanimously to allow the transfer of ownership of the Sands Casino Bethlehem to a new owner. The Las Vegas Sands Corporation will no longer be in charge, as the P...

AGA event highlights importance of gaming to Pennsylvania economy

May 30, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Conferences / Trade Shows, Pennsylvania

The American Gaming Association (AGA) trade group has announced that the twelve casinos and racinos in the state of Pennsylvania collectively support in excess of 33,000 jobs alongside some $1.8 billion in aggr...

New Self-Exclusion Program for PA iGaming now available via the PGCB

May 30, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Pennsylvania

Residents of Pennsylvania wishing to prevent themselves from gambling online now have a tool at their disposal to help them do just that after the state's Gaming Control Board announced the iGaming Self-Exclusi...

PA Gaming Control Board reports $3.38m in tax revenue from fantasy contests; Rivers Casino fined $90k

May 20, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Taxation, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Financial Press Releases, Pennsylvania

Fantasy contests in Pennsylvania generated $22,542,688 in the first 12 months of operation, which in turn, generated 3,381,403 in tax revenue for the northeastern U.S. state. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control ...

PA Gaming Control Board places sizable fines on two gaming operators for allowing underage gambling

April 18, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has decided to fine two casino operators in the state based on underage gambling. A total of $242,500 was placed against the operators of the Sands Casino Resort and the Me...

Pennsylvania announces July 15 online casino and poker launch date

April 18, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, New online casinos, Online Poker, The Players Lounge, Sports betting, Online Gambling News, Pennsylvania

Some 18 months after passing legislation to legalize online gambling and the state of Pennsylvania has just reportedly announced that it anticipates the first series of sites will launch during the week beginni...

Pennsylvania’s sports betting industry earns sizeable return for March