Marty Derbyshire, Author at Play Pennsylvania

Harrah’s Philadelphia Sold, But Caesars Is Still In Charge

Caesars Entertainment has completed its sale of Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino & Racetrack. However, the property is not really changing hands. In fact, Harrah’s Philadelphia is a part of another sale and lease-back deal by the US casino giant with bankruptcy spinoff real estate investment trust (REIT) VICI Properties Inc. Caesars first announced plans for the […]

Posted on: December 27, 2018 | | Marty Derbyshire

Three PA Lottery Players To Share $1.6 Million Cash 5 Jackpot

Three Pennsylvania Lottery players are currently sitting on winning Cash 5 tickets worth $533,333.50 each. They've now got a year to claim them.

Posted on: December 3, 2018 | | Marty Derbyshire

SWIMA Diving In The Deep End When It Comes To Sports Betting Industry

The US sports betting industry has formed its own group aimed at protecting the integrity of sports that will work with both regulators and operators in PA.

Posted on: November 29, 2018 | | Marty Derbyshire

Parx Backs Out Of Stadium Casino, Which Is Delayed Until 2020

The rumors of Stadium Casino's demise were overstated, but it's undergoing pleny of change with Parx buying out of the project, which is ow delayed until 2020

Posted on: November 26, 2018 | | Marty Derbyshire

UPDATED: MGM Has Its Eyes On Those Leftover PA Online Casino Licenses

Amidst rumors MGM might buy a PA casino, the word on the street also says the company is applying for PA online casino licenses.

Posted on: October 30, 2018 | | Marty Derbyshire

Big Beaver To Get Mini-Casino: Mount Airy Pittsburgh Files Plans With PGCB

Mount Airy Casino filed plans with the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Friday to build a mini-casino in Big Beaver called Mount Airy Pittsburgh.

Posted on: October 16, 2018 | | Marty Derbyshire

New DraftKings Contest Offering Up $1 Million To Best Sports Bettor

Pennsylvania DraftKings DFS players can win their way in the first-ever DraftKings Sports Betting National Championship in New Jersey this January.

Posted on: October 8, 2018 | | Marty Derbyshire

Pittsburgh Woman Claims Rivers Casino Helped Her Ex Spy On Her

A Pittsburgh woman is suing Rivers Casino and her ex-husband, claiming they used the casino's video surveillance system to spy on her last fall.

Posted on: September 20, 2018 | | Marty Derbyshire

Scathing Anti-Online Lottery Op-Ed Could Backfire For PA Casinos

A PA casinos rep is playing with fire accusing the lottery of making it too easy for children to play its new instant win online games.

Posted on: September 11, 2018 | | Marty Derbyshire

Chuck Schumer Wants Federal Sports Betting, But PA Doing Fine On Its Own

Pennsylvania is dealing with its first sportsbook applications while Senator Chuck Schumer is still hoping to set up a federal framework for sports betting.

Posted on: September 5, 2018 | | Marty Derbyshire