It has taken a long time in coming but, within the next few months (first quarter 2019 at the latest), the state of Pennsylvania will enter into the online gaming arena. Since 2013, there have only been three states that have passed regulations allowing the activity – Delaware, Nevada and New Jersey – and Nevada… Read more »
Looking to get their online gaming industry up and running before the end of 2018, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has officially granted approval to three casinos for online gaming operations. Who Will Be First to Open? In July, nine casinos in the 13-casino operation in the state of Pennsylvania applied for licenses for online… Read more »
When Pennsylvania became the fourth state to pass online gaming and poker regulation, it was expected that there would be a flood of activity fighting for those licenses. Instead, it appears that there has been a bit of a slow start to the licensing procedures, perhaps jeopardizing the opening of the Pennsylvania industry later this… Read more »
Although they have had the go ahead since last fall’s passage of the state budget to begin, lawmakers and gaming officials in Pennsylvania to this point haven’t done much of anything regarding opening the state for online gaming and poker. That changed earlier this week as the head of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced… Read more »
As they prepare to drop the ball in New York City, it is appropriate to look back at the year gone by in the poker world. When it comes to politics regarding poker in 2017, for the first time in ages it wasn’t just the States of America that had its issues. Turmoil regarding poker,… Read more »
After more than a year of haggling over the details, the state of Pennsylvania passed online gaming, poker and DFS regulations for its citizens. While the passage of that bill was a watershed moment that brings to four the number of states with such legislation, the question now is when will it go live. Although… Read more »
The passage on Thursday of online gaming, poker, and daily fantasy sports (DFS) regulations in the state of Pennsylvania (among other gaming such as video gaming terminals and “mini-casinos”) was arguably one of the most surprising things to occur this year. Although they had been discussing it for upwards of two years, legislators in Pennsylvania… Read more »
