It’s been slightly more than a year since the state of Pennsylvania opened the doors on their online casino gaming industry. When they first opened, none of those with an online casino license opened for online poker, however. That changed in November of last year when Mount Airy Casino and PokerStars brought their online poker… Read more »
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
No Poker When Pennsylvania Casinos Open This Week
As reported last week here at Poker News Daily, the commonwealth of Pennsylvania will reopen their casino industry next week. One of the things that will not be opening when the doors swing open in the Keystone State, however, are the poker rooms. For the time being, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has stated that… Read more »
Poker Players Flood Seminole Hard Rock Tampa; Pennsylvania Casinos Face Phased Reopening
Opening night for the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tampa was a huge success, especially if you look at just the poker room. Running at only half-capacity, the 46-seat poker room had a running list all night and apparently went off without a hitch. On the other end of the spectrum, however, is… Read more »
Online Gaming and Poker Keeping Pennsylvania Casinos Relevant
The COVID-19 outbreak has seen something that has never happened in the history of the casino industry in the States of America. The closure of all gaming activity in casinos across the land has left several states wondering what the impact will be from the strangulation of revenues. In one state, however, that abrupt shutoff… Read more »
Pennsylvania Online Poker Surpassing Other More Established Outlets
It’s been roughly three weeks since online poker in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania opened for business. At this time, only one operator – PokerStars, along with the Mount Airy Casino as its Keystone State partner – is currently allowing those inside the state to partake of their product. So just how well is PokerStars and… Read more »
Pennsylvania Online Gaming Open for Business, Online Poker Delayed “Indefinitely”
While the 2019 World Series of Poker was wrapping up, the “start date” for online gaming and poker in Pennsylvania’s came around. On July 15, the proposed opening of the new Pennsylvania industry took place with the “soft” opening of two online casinos. The news isn’t so good for online poker, however, with its start… Read more »
Pennsylvania Online Gaming Industry to Go Live July 15
It’s been a long time coming. But on July 15, the fourth state in the States of America will go live with online casino gaming and poker. On that date, Pennsylvania will complete the long, traveled road to join Delaware, Nevada and New Jersey as states that offer online casino gaming activities. Regulators Announce Opening… Read more »
Three Casinos Receive Online Gaming Licenses in Pennsylvania
Looking to get their online gaming industry up and running before the end of 2018, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has officially granted approval to three casinos for online gaming operations. Who Will Be First to Open? In July, nine casinos in the 13-casino operation in the state of Pennsylvania applied for licenses for online… Read more »
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board XO Offers Update on Online Gaming Regulations
Although they have had the go ahead since last fall’s passage of the state budget to begin, lawmakers and gaming officials in Pennsylvania to this point haven’t done much of anything regarding opening the state for online gaming and poker. That changed earlier this week as the head of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced… Read more »