Tag Archives: Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
US – Pennsylvania launches self-exclusion program for online gambling
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has announced that a self-help tool for individuals to voluntarily exclude themselves from participating in the new internet-based gaming (iGaming) activities for sports wagering and casino-like games is now available. Modeled after the successful Self-Exclusion Program that has assisted thousands of persons by allowing them to voluntarily ban themselves…
US – Pennsylvania generates record-breaking revenue in March
Revenue from Pennsylvania’s slots and tables have reached an all-time monthly high during March 2019 of $309,125,131. The amount was also a 2.86 per cent increase over March 2018, the only other month since casinos opened in late 2006 where overall revenue was above $300m ($300,516,011). March’s numbers were driven by the highest single month…
US – Pennsylvania warns operators of future compliance with new opinion
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has warned its future online gambling licensees that they must adhere to the US Department of Justice’s new interpretation of the Wire Act prior to launch. The DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel change of opinion means states must restrict their gambling offers, whether it’s online lottery, casino, poker or…
US – Pennsylvania licenses pave way for AGS to provide slots and tables to state’s 12 casinos
AGS has been awarded a slot machine manufacturer license and table games manufacturer license by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board and will now be able to place product in the Commonwealth’s 12 casinos. AGS President and Chief Executive Officer David Lopez said, “The two Pennsylvania licenses represent a huge milestone for AGS, as we continue…
US – Pennsylvania hits monthly revenue of $300m for the first time
Pennsylvania’s casino sector generated revenues of more than $300m in March, creating a single-month gaming revenue record, according to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Posted on the Board’s web site, gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov, the report shows that March’s 2018 gross table games revenue was $79,165,791, a slight decrease from revenue of $79,545,431 in March 2017. When combined…
US – Pennsylvania approves Valley Forge transfer to Boyd
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has approved the Change of Control of the Category 3 Slot Machine Licensee Valley Forge Convention Center Partners, operator of the Valley Forge Casino Resort in Montgomery County, to Boyd Gaming Corporation. Under the agreement, the license held since March 2011 by Valley Forge Convention Center Partners, L.P. will be…
US – Pennsylvania to open online gaming licensing process in April
Pennsylvania is on course to launch its online gambling market before the end of 2018, although lottery tickets will be available online in the next few weeks. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has announced that beginning on April 16, 2018, and for a period of 120 days, licensed Pennsylvania Casinos can petition the Board for…
US – Pennsylvania’s Gaming Board bans online from gaming floors
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board will ban online casino games and online poker being offered at all land-based casinos in the state. A high tax rate of 52 per cent was placed on online slot machine games with 34 per cent going to the Property Tax Relief Fund, 13 per cent to the Commonwealth Finance…
US – Live! Philadelphia Casino clears latest hurdle
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board will allow Stadium Casino’s proposed Live! Philadelphia Casino & Hotel in South Philadelphia to go ahead. Greenwood Racing, owned by businessman Watche “Bob” Manoukian has formed a 50-50 partnership with entities controlled by the Cordish family in Baltimore for the project. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board voted 7-0 that Mr….
