Last updated on November 26th, 2018 at 08:47 pm
Last month, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board began to taking applications for online gambling licenses. Furthermore, licensed casinos in Pennsylvania had until August 14, 2018 to submit their petition for the license. In the end, Pennsylvania Awards Three Online Gambling Licenses which will later in the year enable online gambling within Pennsylvania.
Sportsbook PPH in Pennsylvania do not expect online gambling to be available within the state until later in the year. This is because the PGCB wants to have statewide launch date but still needs to review eight other casinos.
So far, the three casinos who have received an online gambling are Mount Airy, Parx, and Harrah’s Casino Philadelphia. These casinos now can begin offering poker, slots, and other simulated casino games to on-line players.
More approvals expected in the next two months
The approval of the remaining casinos awaiting a decision will be done in meetings over the next couple of months. The process consists of background reviews of the sub-contractor that will run the online gambling platforms. In addition, each proposal must receive a thorough check to ensure that they are in compliance with the rules and regulations. Last, several testing will ensure that all online casinos are up to par.
According to Doug Harbach, the PGCB spokesman is not expected to come before the last quarter of the year.
Once the online gambling website is in affect, a player will be able to play online if they meet the state criteria. This includes identity and location within Pennsylvania verification as well as being 21 years of age or older.
About Mount Airy Casino Resort
The Mount Airy Casino Resort is a casino and hotel in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania. The casino resort boasts 188 hotel rooms and a 62,000 sq ft casino with 1,800 slot machines and table games.
About Parx Casino
Parx Casino in Buck County is the largest gambling complex in Pennsylvania. They feature 164,000-square-feet of gaming, 3,500 slot machines, 120 live table games and 60 poker tables.
About Harrah’s Philadelphia
The location of Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack is on the Chester, Pennsylvania waterfront. It is the largest collection of table games in the Pennsylvania/Delaware area, including blackjack, craps, roulette and baccarat.
