Bally Casino Launches In Pennsylvania To Become 19th Online Platform

Written By Corey Sharp on July 27, 2023 - Last Updated on April 10, 2024
Bally Casino PA just partnered with Pragmatic Play to offer even more great games on its platform.

The 20th Pennsylvania online casino is up and running in the Keystone State. Bally Casino is now fully live for PA users within the state.

As the online casino landscape continues to grow, Bally’s becomes the second platform to enter the PA market in the last three months.

Bally’s launches as 19th Pennsylvania online casino

Bally Casino informed PlayPennsylvania it has been “fully live” in PA since June 8, after conducting a three-day soft launch. A Bally spokesperson said there is no release or statement made by the company.

The new online casino offers games such as Bally Daily Picks, a free game bettors can play to win daily prizes. Players can also win Bally Rewards, where customers can earn Bally Bucks for playing online casino games and a range of promotions.

Bally Casino provides 212 games in total, including slot and table games. Upon logging into the casino, eight games are at the top of the screen in a section named “Suggested For You.” Those games include:

  • American Roulette
  • Cleopatra
  • Cash Eruption
  • Atomic Meltdown
  • 88 Fortunes
  • Blackjack Multihand With Surrender
  • First Person Blackjack
  • Bonanza

Bally Casino also supplies PA live dealer games through its partnership with Evolution Gaming.

The operator then lists other popular games in slideshows throughout the page. As PlayPennsylvania detailed the homepage of several PA online casinos, Bally sections off its games with the following categories:

  • Trending
  • New Games
  • Jackpots
  • Top Slots
  • Top Table Games

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Bally’s path to PA online casino market

Bally Casino is the second platform in Pennsylvania to launch without a retail casino partner. PlayLive! Casino is the only other online platform to launch before its land-based counterpart opened.

Bally’s is facing a similar scenario to PlayLive! Casino, as Live! Casino Philadelphia opened months after the launch of its online app. Bally’s retail casino near Penn State’s campus is in the midst of a series of lawsuits, which has no effect on Bally as an iGaming operator in Pennsylvania.

Bally’s applied for an online casino license through a petition as a Qualified Gaming Entity (QGE) on Jan. 3.

On March 22, the PGCB granted Bally Casino’s petition to launch in the Keystone State.

Pennsylvania casino industry isn’t done growing

With the launch, there are 20 online casinos in PA. It’ll be tough for the state to catch New Jersey, though, which features 32 different platforms.

Bally’s is entering a competitive space as Tropicana Casino launched in late April. More online casinos appear to be coming, too.

Bet365 has been expanding rapidly in the US since the start of 2023. Its sportsbook launched in Iowa last month, with plans of both platforms coming to the Keystone State soon. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) laid out the steps bet365 needs to complete before entering the PA market.

Fanatics also snagged a slice of the PA pie after acquiring PointsBet’s US assets last month for $225 million. When Fanatics enters the PA fray, it will take over PointsBet’s operations, so it won’t necessarily be a new online casino. However, it will likely make more of an effort to gain market share.

Here are some other operators that are poised to enter Pennsylvania soon with an approved license:

  • WynnBet Casino
  • Golden Nugget Casino

List of available PA online casinos

Online CasinoDate of launch
Hollywood CasinoJuly 2019
Parx CasinoJuly 2019
PlaySugarHouse Casino (Rivers Philadelphia)July 2019
PokerStars (Mount Airy Casino)November 2019
Unibet (Mohegan Sun)November 2019
FanDuel (Valley Forge)January 2020
Bet America (Presque Isle)January 2020
BetRivers (Rivers Philadelphia)January 2020
Caesars (Harrah's Philadelphia)April 2020
DraftKings Casino (Hollywood Casino)May 2020
Wind Creek CasinoJuly 2020
PlayLive! (Live! Casino Philadelphia)August 2020
BetMGM (Hollywood Casino)December 2020
Borgata (Rivers Casino Philadelphia) Feb. 2021
Stardust Casino (Valley Forge Casino)April 2021
Barstool (Hollywood Casino) April 2021
Betway (Live! Casino Philadelphia) July 2021
PointsBet (Hollywood Casino)April 2022
Tropicana (Caesars)April 2023
Bally Casino (QGE petition)June 2023
Golden Nugget (QGE)August 2023
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Corey Sharp is the Lead Writer at PlayPennsylvania bringing you comprehensive coverage of sports betting and gambling in Pennsylvania. Corey is a 4-for-4 Philly sports fan and previously worked as a writer and editor for the Philadelphia Inquirer and NBC Sports Philadelphia.

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