Pennsylvania Online Gambling News and PA Gambling Launch Updates

Sands Selling Bethlehem Casino To Unlikely Buyer For $1.3 Billion

An Alabama tribal gaming group, Wind Creek, is buying Sands Bethlehem Casino in Pennsylvania for $1.3 billion, the fourth casino sale in the state since December.

Posted on: March 8, 2018 | Jessica Welman

888 Online Casino Tells PA Showing More Skins Is Better

The fight over how many skins each PA online casino license allows for rages on. Now 888 Gaming weighed in with a letter emphasizing the benefits of multiple sites on a single license.

Posted on: March 6, 2018 | J.R. Duren

Pennsylvania Lottery Drawing Attention To Problem Gambling Awareness

March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month and the Pennsylvania Lottery is taking action, releasing info on the warning signs of a gambling problem.

Posted on: March 6, 2018 | Katie Callahan

Welcome To Pennsylvania, Churchill Downs!

Presque Isle Downs has a new owner, as Churchill Downs inked a deal to buy the Erie casino as part of a $229.5 million package.

Posted on: March 2, 2018 | Jessica Welman

Presque Isle Downs Finds A Fitting Replacement For Favre

Longtime general manager and brother of Brett Favre, Jeff Favre, is stepping down from his post at Presque Isle Downs casino, but Kevin O'Sullivan has the experience to fill his shoes.

Posted on: February 28, 2018 | Katie Callahan

The PA Online Lottery Is Probably A Bigger Deal Than You Realize

It’s going to be a profitable spring for the Pennsylvania Lottery. This May, Pennsylvania will launch its iLottery, an online form of the lottery that will include scratch-offs, Keno, and draw games. Once the platform is live, it will make PA the fifth state in the country to offer an online lottery platform, ing: Michigan […]

Posted on: February 27, 2018 | J.R. Duren

Foxwoods Philadelphia Failed, But It Might Succeed Getting Its Money Back

After failing to ever build a casino Foxwoods Philadelphia investors are still fighting to get their $50 million Pennsylvania casino licensing fee back.

Posted on: February 26, 2018 | Marty Derbyshire

After Sands Slips Up, Parx Picks South Newton Mini-Casino Site

After the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board invalidated Sands Bethlehem's winning mini-casino bid, Parx won the fourth mini-casino license. It selected the location of South Newton.

Posted on: February 22, 2018 | Jessica Welman

Sands Bethlehem Mini Casino Site Raises Legal Questions About Location

Sands Bethlehem won the most recent mini casino auction in Pennsylvania. However, its selected location and its overlap with another site could cause problems.

Posted on: February 21, 2018 | Jessica Welman

Valley Forge Dealer Faces Criminal Charges For Casino Counterfeiting Scheme

A Valley Forge Casino Resort Spanish 21 dealer and his Philadelphia acquaintance are now facing criminal charges in connection with a scheme to launder counterfeit cash at the Pennsylvania casino last fall. Long Vu Tong, 34, of Souderton, and Lieu Khang David Bui, 21, of Philadelphia, are charged with theft by deception, criminal conspiracy, and […]

Posted on: February 16, 2018 | Marty Derbyshire