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PA Gaming Review: Barstool Sportsbook and Skill Games Dominate Headlines

This week in PA gaming, the Barstool Sportsbook app is making waves, skill games legislation stirs opposition, and PACOOP is underway at PokerStars. Read More

Posted on: September 25, 2020 | | Kevin Shelly

PA Senate to address skill games legality in October

To Legalize or Not to Legalize? PA Senate to Address VGT Expansion, Skill Games Legality

A Republican-backed bill to expand VGTs and legalize presently unregulated skill games - SB 1256 - will be addressed by the PA legislature in October. Read More

Posted on: September 25, 2020 | | Kevin Shelly

Unregulated gambling devices persist amid lack of PA legal clarity

Smokescreens and Slot Machines: Berks DA Calls for PA Legislative Action on Unregulated Gambling Devices

Enforcement of Pennsylvania law when it comes to gambling devices outside casinos ranges from sporadic and scattershot to non-existent. That means there are tens of thousands of unregulated, unlicensed, and untaxed gambling devices across the Quaker State. Those machines are competing for dollars with the heavily-regulated and taxed legal gambling industry. A cloud – smokescreen […] Read More

Posted on: September 17, 2020 | | Kevin Shelly

Harrah's Philly poker room closes for good, illegal casino gets raided

PA Gaming Review: Harrah’s Poker Room Folds, Illegal Slots Seized, Tiz Brings Tidings

This week in PA gaming, bad news for Harrah's poker players and an illegal slot parlor that was raided, but Tiz the Law brings hope for PA horse owners. Read More

Posted on: August 28, 2020 | | Kevin Shelly

Harrah's PA poker room permanently closed sources say

Breaking: Harrah’s Philadelphia WSOP Poker Room Closed for Good, Sources Say

The newly-branded World Series of Poker live poker room at Harrah's Philadelphia is now closed for good, employees confirmed to Play Pennsylvania. Read More

Posted on: August 25, 2020 | | Katie Kohler

Live poker rooms still shuttered in PA, but when will they open again

When Will Live Poker Rooms Reopen in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania poker players want to know when they will again be able to hear shuffling chips and look their opponents in the eye at live poker rooms. Read More

Posted on: August 25, 2020 | | Katie Kohler

PA police raid illegal slot parlor in Berks County, seizing 57 machines

PA Police Raid Illegal Slot Casino in Berks County, Seize 57 Devices and Nearly $70K

PA law enforcement confiscated 57 illegal slot machines at 777 Casino, operated by Windfall Amusements in Kenhorst Borough near Reading, Berks County. Read More

Posted on: August 21, 2020 | | Kevin Shelly

Penn State football canceled, PA gaming revenue up in July

PA Gaming Review: Revenue Heats Up in July, Virus Slows Track at Parx, Penn State Season Axed

July PA gaming revenue numbers bring welcome news for sportsbooks and online casino, while Parx and Penn State football make virus-related headlines. Read More

Posted on: August 20, 2020 | | Kevin Shelly

PA Casinos Lost Big During Coronavirus Shutdowns

PA Casino Closures Cost Pennsylvania Over $300 Million in Three Months

The PA gaming industry missed out on hundreds of millions in revenue during casino shutdowns March through May, with more than $300 million in taxes lost. Read More

Posted on: August 20, 2020 | | Katie Kohler

PA Online Casinos Stay Hot, Nearly Break Revenue Record With $54 Million

Online casinos in Pennsylvania continue to ride high and are still in growth mode, with revenue in July totaling $54.4 million. Read More

Posted on: August 18, 2020 | | Katie Kohler

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PA Gaming Review: Barstool Sportsbook and Skill Games Dominate Headlines

To Legalize or Not to Legalize? PA Senate to Address VGT Expansion, Skill Games Legality

Smokescreens and Slot Machines: Berks DA Calls for PA Legislative Action on Unregulated Gambling Devices

PA Gaming Review: Harrah’s Poker Room Folds, Illegal Slots Seized, Tiz Brings Tidings

Breaking: Harrah’s Philadelphia WSOP Poker Room Closed for Good, Sources Say

When Will Live Poker Rooms Reopen in Pennsylvania?

PA Police Raid Illegal Slot Casino in Berks County, Seize 57 Devices and Nearly $70K

PA Gaming Review: Revenue Heats Up in July, Virus Slows Track at Parx, Penn State Season Axed

PA Casino Closures Cost Pennsylvania Over $300 Million in Three Months

PA Online Casinos Stay Hot, Nearly Break Revenue Record With $54 Million

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PA Gaming Review: Barstool Sportsbook and Skill Games Dominate Headlines

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