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By Tomas Medon

Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia Announces Opening Dates

January 10, 2021

The long wait is finally over for South Philadelphia’s residents who have been looking forward to the launch of a new casino in the area. On January 6, the operator behind Live! Casino & Hotel announced that they have already set the opening dates for their new world-class gaming and entertainment company that will be […]

By Tomas Medon

PGCB Releases Gaming Revenue Figures for April 2020

May 19, 2020

The Keystone State, just all other states in the country, has been feeling the pinch of the coronavirus pandemic and not much has changed for the past month. The gambling industry in Pennsylvania was set to be an obvious casualty. March was a challenging month for the gaming industry and April was no different. Land-Based […]

By Tomas Medon

Rivers Casino Fined for Underage Gambling Violations

December 20, 2019

Last Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) held a hearing where a number of details regarding the Keystone State’s gambling industry were discussed. One of the most notable highlights of the hearing was the $62,500 fine that was imposed on Rivers Casino Philadelphia which had been found to have committed underage gambling violations. The […]

By Alexander Palmer

No Bids Received at Pa.’s Latest Mini-Casino Auction

September 6, 2019

The Keystone State’s gambling industry has been growing quite rapidly and even though it is one of the nascent gaming markets in the United States, it is safe to say that it has been thriving, at least in most part. While most other aspects of the industry seem to on moving in the right direction, […]

By Grant Mahon

Hollywood Casino York Gets Approval from Local Supervisors

August 27, 2019

Another of Pennsylvania’s mini-casinos has been approved by host community officials, a move that further extends the reach of the state’s gambling expansion plans. Penn National Gaming’s Hollywood Casino York is set to go live in the Springettsbury Township whose supervisors voted overwhelmingly in favor of the satellite casino project. Penn National Gaming bid for […]

By Alexander Palmer

Pennsylvanian Casinos Soft Launch iGaming Offerings

July 16, 2019

Online gamblers and online poker players in Pennsylvania have been eagerly waiting for the launch of the vertical for quite a while now and on Monday, July 15, they were treated to the launch of the very first online offerings in the state. Two casinos, Parx and Hollywood, soft-launched their online gaming products for eight-hour […]

By Tomas Medon

SugarHouse Casinos Announces Plans to Rebrand

June 13, 2019

SugarHouse Casino, the Philadelphia-based casino that officially went live in 2010 on Delaware Avenue has announced plans to change its name. The rebrand is part of the property’s wider plans to raise its games and will also involve a series of property upgrades later this year. “Since receiving our casino license in 2006, gaming in […]

By Elaine West

Stadium Casino, LLC to Offer Sports Betting in Pennsylvania

May 7, 2019

The Stadium Casino, LLC-owned Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia is about 18 months away from its official launch date but the casino operator has already set in motion its plans to venture into the Keystone State’s very lucrative sports betting market. These plans came to light on Monday when the Pennsylvania Gaming Control board (PGCB) […]

By Grant Mahon

Pa. Slot Machine Revenue Slumps in April

May 3, 2019

On Thursday, May 2, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) posted on its website the monthly revenue report for the total revenue generated from slot machine gaming in the Keystone State for the month of April 2019. From the looks of it, things are not going too well for the slot machine industry. According to […]

By Elaine West

PGCB Fines Sands Casino Bethlehem $230K for Underage Betting

April 18, 2019

Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, one of the most successful gambling halls in the Keystone State was on Wednesday slapped with a $235,000 fine for two violations of the state’s gaming laws. Of the total amount, $230,000 will be for civil penalties for having allowed underage patrons to place bets at their Bethlehem facility and for […]