Marty Derbyshire, Author at Play Pennsylvania

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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

PA Lottery Promo Lets You Power Up Your Powerball Play

The Pennsylvania Lottery’s new promotion launched Oct. 1 randomly awarding players a free ticket when they buy a Powerball with Power Play ticket for $3.

Posted on: October 2, 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

WPT Back In Pennsylvania With October Rivers Casino Poker Series

The World Poker Tour is coming back to Pennsylvania with WPTDeepStacks Pittsburgh running at Rivers Casino Pittsburgh Oct. 17 to 29 .

Posted on: September 7, 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

Harrisburg Poker Player Wins Heaping Helping At Parx Poker Event

The biggest event on the Parx Big Stax XXVI poker schedule wrapped this past weekend with a Harrisburg player collecting the title and a six-figure score.

Posted on: August 24, 2018 | | Marty Derbyshire

Xpress Sports Zooms Into PA Lottery Locations Across The State

Sports betting won't launch until 2019, but Pennsylvania sports fans can wager on the new PA Lottery virtual sports offering, Xpress Sports.

Posted on: August 16, 2018 | | Marty Derbyshire

It Isn’t Sports Betting, But These Eagles And Steelers Lotto Games Are Football Fun

The PA Lottery has launched two new Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers-branded lottery games in an effort to capitalize on the NFL's popularity.

Posted on: August 9, 2018 | | Marty Derbyshire