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Parx Becomes Second Pa. Casino to Launch Online Sportsbook

Online sports betting kicked off in the Keystone State just a little less than a month ago and already the state’s residents are getting even more options in that regard. SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia was the first online and mobile sports betting platform to go live in Pennsylvania and on Thursday, June 27, Parx Casino […]

GAN, FanDuel Expand Pennsylvania Online Gaming Partnership

Renowned online gambling software developer and solutions provider GAN last week announced that it would be making substantial additions to the services that it currently provides to FanDuel Group which is owned by Flutter Entertainment, the behemoth gambling operator that was previously known as Paddy Power Betfair. The expansion will be going down in the […]

SugarHouse Casino to Rebrand in the Fall

Philadelphia’s Sugar House Casino is soon set to rebrand as part of a series of upgrades that Rush Street Gaming, the property’s owner, has planned. This fall, the gaming and entertainment complex will officially change its name to Rivers Casino Philadelphia. As it turns out, these changes have been part of the company’s plans for […]

PGCB Approves Penn National’s Hollywood Casino in Morgantown

On Wednesday, June 12, Penn National Gaming Inc. undertook one of the very last steps in winning the approval of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board for its plans to construct and operate a satellite casino in Berks County. During the hearing, the company showcased detailed plans for the proposed Hollywood Casinos Morgantown. The company’s plans […]

Pennsylvania Slot Machine Revenue Goes Up 2.7 Percent in May

Last month, the Keystone States 12 licensed and regulated casino operators managed to generate a whopping $209.6 million in combined gross revenue from slot machine gaming – this is a 2.7 percent year-on-year increase according to the figures that were released by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Tuesday, June 4. The gaming control board’s […]

PGCB Approves the Sale of Sands Bethlehem to Wind Creek

Over a year after the deal was announced, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has finally approved the sale of the $1.3 Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem to an affiliate of an Indian Tribe. The transaction which was announced on Wednesday, May 29 by Wind Creek Hospitality which is affiliated to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians […]

Online Sports Betting Finally Arrives in Pennsylvania

It has been a long time coming but Pennsylvanian sports betting fans are now going to be able to place bets online. This news came on Tuesday, May 28 when the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board gave Philadelphia’s SugarHouse Casino the green light to launch its online sports betting offering making is the very first casino […]

75 Percent of Pa. Sports Betting Attributed to Kiosks

Pennsylvania’s sports betting industry is yet to officially go live but already, the sports betting operators are already working on the implementation of a few vital components that are reminiscent of online poker operations. This is through the use of sports betting kiosks which offer the sports bettors the ability to access sports betting services […]

MGM No Longer Interested in Wynn’s Greater Boston Casino

Last week, news emerged that MGM Resorts International had entered talks with Wynn Resorts over the possible acquisition of the $2.6 billion Encore Boston Harbor. Latest news reveals that MGM has opted to break off the talks to buy the Greater Boston casino property citing a number of concerns that were voiced by the casino […]

Pa. Gambling Industry Posts Lackluster Performance in April

In March 2019, the Keystone State established a new market record thus setting some rather high expectations for the months that would follow. Unfortunately, things took a rather unanticipated turn in April when the state posted falling gambling revenue. The Slump in Slot Machine and Table Game Revenue According to figures released by the Pennsylvania […]