Category: Launch Date timeline

12/16/2019: BetAmerica Sportsbook

BetAmerica and Presque Isle Downs caught people by surprise with the sneakily quiet launch of BetAmerica Sportsbook shortly before the end of the year. It launched, but did so without an app and only GeoGuard browser access. Read More

11/12/2019: Unibet Sportsbook and Casino

Unibet debuted with a double feature of both an online sportsbook and an online casino. The site partnered with Mohegan Sun Pocono to offer online gambling. iIt launched with an Android app and iPhone access via the GeoGuard app. Read More

11/4/2019: DraftKings Sportsbook

It looked like DraftKings might not find a way into Pennsylvania, but once it partnered with The Meadows Casino, it was only a couple of months before its app debuted in PA as the state’s sixth online sportsbook. Read More

11/4/2019: PokerStars PA

Online poker players impatiently awaited the arrival of the state’s first online poker site for months. When it launched, it was only a day or two before the PokerStars PA site surpassed the traffic of the PokerStars NJ site. But it wasn’t just poker, it came with the PokerStars Casino..Read More Read More

9/4/2019: FOX Bet PA

The launch of FOX Bet Sportsbook in PA brought with it the artillery that comes with a major media company. In addition to Android and iPhone apps and sign-up deals, the site also brought a massive marketing campaign with promos centering on FOX Sport’s biggest personalities like Colin Cowherd and..Read More Read More

7/22/2019: FanDuel Sportsbook PA

The fourth PA online sportsbook totally changed the paradigm for what to expect from a PA betting app. When FanDuel Sportsbook PA launched, it brought with it the first integrated wallet with New Jersey, meaning you could seamlessly travel between the two states with the same app, same account, and..Read More Read More

7/17/2019: PlaySugarHouse Casino…and an Apple Solution

You would think being third to launch would be a big disadvantage. However, PlaySugarHouse online casino perhaps made the biggest splash of the three casinos because it brought both a new casino site and an answer for iPhone owners. In tandem with GeoComply’s GeoGuard app, SugarHouse offered iPhone users a..Read More Read More

7/15/2019: Parx Online Casino

Just hours after HollywoodCasino.com started taking customers, Parx Online Casino followed suit. The GAN-powered online casino product was the first site and, up to now, the only site with a blackjack game for players. Additionally, the site offered slots, roulette, and video poker. Read More

7/15/2019: HollywoodCasino.com

After being the first casino to launch a retail sportsbook, Hollywood Casino got to notch a second “first” in its belt. On July 15, the Penn National and IGT product HollywoodCasino.com officially began testing, bringing slots and table games to desktop and Android users. Read More

6/25/2019: BetRivers Online Sportsbook

Just one day after Parx launched its online sportsbook, Rivers Casino Pittsburgh followed suit with testing on BetRivers. The two ended up receiving final approval at the same time, as BetRivers only needed two days of testing given its sister casino’s successful PlaySugarHouse launch. Read More