{"id":651,"date":"2019-03-01T13:40:34","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T18:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pennsylvaniacasinos.com\/news\/?p=651"},"modified":"2019-03-01T13:40:34","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T18:40:34","slug":"pennsylvanias-igaming-delayed-pgcb-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pennsylvaniacasinos.com\/news\/pennsylvanias-igaming-delayed-pgcb-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania&#8217;s iGaming Delayed PGCB Says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pennsylvania&#8217;s casinos are coming. They have been for some\ntime and while we knew that the industry will be launching in full in H1 2019,\nnow we have an official confirmation coming from the top. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pennsylvania Gaming\nControl Board (PGCB)<\/strong> <strong>Executive\nDirector<\/strong> <strong>Kevin O&#8217;Toole<\/strong> spoke\nduring a recent Board meeting, explaining that PA casinos will have to wait\nuntil summer before they can launch in earnest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The delay, Mr. O&#8217;Toole explained, was occasioned by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/the-us-doj-gambling-opinion-reversal-explained-4583928\">the newly introduced Wire Act Opinion<\/a>, looking to restrict the clout of online gambling in the United States. Pennsylvania has already joined New Jersey in issuing a firm warning to the Department of Justice that the states may seek litigation against the Opinion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New Hampshire has already launched three independent lawsuits seeking to contest the Opinion before a 90-day grace period has expired. Meanwhile, Mr. O&#8217;Toole explained that the delay would cost the state three or four months, but he didn&#8217;t betray any sign of worry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-wire-act-destroys-the-infrastructure\"><strong>The Wire Act Destroys the Infrastructure<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the greatest benefits for <strong>Pennsylvania <\/strong>would have been to use servers based in <strong>New Jersey<\/strong>, allowing local operators to knock off the cost of gambling and create shared-liquidity schemes, particularly insofar as poker and progressive jackpots go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Networking between casinos, not to mention sharing\ntechnology and free server space, would have been a huge boon to the industry,\nbut it has now all been imperilled by what many have described a frivolous\ninterpretation of the act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PGCB has already asked <a href=\"https:\/\/egr.global\/northamerica\/news\/pennsylvania-regulator-warns-licensees-over-wire-act-changes\/\">operators\nto start reviewing<\/a> how the new Opinion would affect their business\nprospects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the board would still need to go ahead and test\nimportant prerequisite of the gaming experience, such as limiting gambling to\nthe bounds of the state and establishing age verification and wealth assessment\nmethods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pennsylvania is definitely threatened by the Wire Act Opinion insofar as its ability to scale operations would be limited. However, as a populous state, the <strong>PGCB <\/strong>expects over <strong>$170 million<\/strong> to be contributed to the local coffers, although there will be additional windfall from slot machine revenue which hasn&#8217;t been factored in this sum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Will Pennsylvania Be\nFighting DOJ?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro has already\njoined his colleague from New Jersey, Gurbir Grewal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.igamingbusiness.com\/news\/nj-and-penn-attorneys-general-wade-wire-act-debate\">issuing\na joint-letter in which the pair warned DOJ<\/a> that trying to slap the rule on\nstates that champion online gambling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The joint statement warned the DOJ to <em>&#8220;withdraw its opinion altogether or assure us that DOJ will not bring any enforcement actions against companies and individuals engaged in online gaming in our states \u2013 where it is appropriate under state law.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the next several months promising to be eventful,\nPennsylvania is marching steadily towards a regulated online casino industry\nand there seems to be no stopping it. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania&#8217;s casinos are coming. 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