As the gaming industry recovers from the pandemic, we are seeing record numbers all across America. Pennsylvania online gambling is performing as well as any, generating nearly $99 million last month. The jump in numbers is over 75% higher that May of 2020. It is also a 10% increase over April of this year. So what does that mean for Pennsylvania taxes? Well, the state realized over $27 million in tax profits from iGaming alone! The best performing online casino was the Hollywood Casino at Penn National. The most exciting aspect of this growth is that online slots and table…

It took a while to get going, but now it seems there’s no stopping Pennsylvania online gambling. The state set a record for revenue in December with over $70 million, which was a jump of nearly 500% from  January of 2020. Collectively, the online betting market in Pennsylvania was over $80 million… and that is not counting sports betting. Web based casino games such as slots and table games had the largest growth, while poker revenue remained steady. A major trend in Pennsylvania is that table games are outpacing the growth of slot machines. Betting activity for the table games…

In the face of the Coronavirus, Pennsylvania online gambling and betting on sports set new records! Despite that bit of good news, however, overall income from gaming was down for the state year-on-year due to the pandemic. Total gambling revenue in November amounted to $283.3 million, a drop of nearly 3% from the same time last year. The numbers were also 11.5% lower than the figures posted in October, this according to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Sports bets placed online made up over $31 million of the state’s total, compared with just $6.2 million from land based betting. You…

In a move that took some by surprise, Pennsylvania live dealer casino games have gone live. The initial launch of the games are powered by Evolution Gaming and available at three sites in the state: BetRivers, PlaySugarHouse and Hollywood Casino. Live dealer games at the BetRivers and PlaySugarHouse sites are available for mobile, tablet or desktop. The library features low and high stakes Blackjack games. Both sites continue to lead the states online gambling industry and were the first to launch web casinos in the state. Evolution Gaming received its conditional license from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board in January…

After a long wait, the Pennsylvania online gambling is officially open for business. Three Internet casinos have launched, offering slots, video poker and a limited number of table games. However, residents are still looking for online poker! Hello, friends… I have returned after my week away touring Europe, Scandinavia and the sub continent. And I’ve made it back just in time, for this week’s big story. We waited, we watched and we prayed… now, it’s finally happened. After a long wait, Pennsylvania online gambling is officially open for business. Three Internet casinos have launched, offering slots, video poker and a…

Nearly 18 months after the governor signed the enabling legislation, Pennsylvania online gambling finally has a launch date that’s  just 90 days away. An announcement from Gaming Control Board Executive Director Kevin O’Toole now says that the “go-live period” for online gaming will begin July 15, 2019. O’Toole’s timeline falls in line with reporting from Play Pennsylvania, which has been projecting a midyear launch for several months. Sources also expect the first PA online sports books to go live in the coming weeks — even prior to online poker sites. If things go smoothly over the next three months, the…