The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has revealed that it received its 20,000th voluntary gambling self-exclusion program request. This Casino Self-Exclusion Program has been...
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The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has issued a $7,500 fine to BetMGM for accepting bets on a 2021 boxing match involving Evander...
Pennsylvanian local authorities have approved Internet Vikings, an award-winning global iGaming hosting provider, to launch its Multi-Tenant Cloud hosting product in the state. The...
Rivers Casino Pittsburgh was the site of a crime allegedly committed by two people, police say. Pennsylvania State Police arrested and charged Shaun Benward, 35, and Denielle Derohan, 42, both registered residents of Mississippi, for their alleged criminal conduct committed recently at the Rivers gaming property. Casino security said the two worked in conjunction to […]
A two-vehicle automobile accident outside Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino & Racetrack Wednesday evening resulted in three fatalities. First responders were on the scene of the crash just moments after the incident occurred around 8:30 pm the night of February 23. Chester police said the crash happened at the intersection of Harrah’s Boulevard and E. 4th Street. […]
West Virginia casinos would be afforded satellite gaming location opportunities under new legislation that is making progress in the state legislature. Senate Bill 100 was introduced last month by state Sen. Eric Nelson (R-Kanawha). The statute seeks to allow the state’s five commercial casinos to open satellites — smaller brick-and-mortar casinos — so long as […]
Pennsylvania casinos continue to see reduced business at the 16 gaming floors across the commonwealth compared with pre-pandemic conditions. Last year, the Pennsylvania gaming industry set an all-time high in terms of gross gaming revenue (GGR). Total win from all verticals eclipsed $4.73 billion, which was an impressive 39% gain on the previous record of […]
Wind Creek Bethlehem wants to declutter its casino floor by removing 655 slot machines. The commercial casino owned and operated by Alabama’s Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PBCI) says the decision to remove terminals is because of patrons’ changing behaviors. PBCI, through its gaming and hospitality unit Wind Creek Hospitality, recently petitioned the Pennsylvania Gaming […]
The Pennsylvania gaming industry experienced an unprecedented year in 2021, as gross gaming revenue (GGR) from all verticals totaled in excess of $4.73 billion. Pennsylvania greatly expanded its gaming market in 2017 by authorizing an array of new sectors, including iGaming, sports betting, and satellite casinos. Four years later, the widespread authorization of casino gambling […]
Parx Casino Shippensburg officially has a gaming license. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) voted unanimously yesterday to award Parx Casino a Category 4 gaming license for its reimagining of a former Lowe’s home improvement store into a casino. Greenwood Gaming & Entertainment, the parent company of Parx Casino in Bensalem, just north of Philadelphia, […]
