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Playtech Slots and Live Dealer Games Now Available at bet365 Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s newest online casino, bet365, now has more live dealer games available, thanks to an extension of the company’s partnership with Playtech. The deal also brings to bet365 several popular Playtech slots like Age of the Gods: Wheels of Olympus and Pride of Persia: Empire Treasures. Bet365 Casino has been offering Playtech games in New Jersey since 2020 and […]
BetRivers Poker Approved by Pennsylvania Regulator, Launch Date Still Unknown
BetRivers may soon make its long-awaited foray into real money online poker, having obtained all the necessary regulatory approvals in Pennsylvania. PlayPennsylvania learned last week from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) that the owner, Rush Street Interactive (RSI), had earned the green light. Communications director Doug Harbach told them: There are no more steps; they are live. RSI has not revealed a […]
Pennsylvania Online Casino, Poker Players Kicked Off of Bovada
Pennsylvania online gamblers learned on Sept. 17 that they were no longer able to bet on online casino, poker, esports, and sports on the illegal offshore site, Bovada. That’s because the commonwealth joined the site’s list of 14 “restricted” jurisdictions, which leaves Rhode Island as the lone iGaming state not yet barred. That may mean […]
Bally’s Abandons Pennsylvania State College Casino Plans, But Project Will Continue
Construction of a satellite casino at Nittany Mall in College Township, Pennsylvania will proceed, but Bally’s will no longer be a part of the project. Bally’s and its former partner in the project, Ira Lubert’s SC Gaming, announced today that they were ending their contract by mutual agreement. SC Gaming says that there is no change in the construction timeline due to […]
Bovada Still Operates in 2 iGaming States That Haven’t Sent ‘Cease and Desist’ Letters
Bovada doesn’t operate in 11 legal US online gambling jurisdictions, exiting six of them since June. Perhaps most notably, Bovada no longer exists in 75% of iGaming states. However, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island haven’t yet ordered the illegal online gambling site to leave. Pennsylvania and Rhode Island officials tell Bonus that, unlike most of the […]
Evolution Fined in Pennsylvania for ‘Unauthorized’ Man Wandering Live Dealer Studio, Fondling Himself
An “unauthorized” man entered and walked around Evolution‘s Philadelphia live dealer studio, the Pennsylvania gaming regulator revealed when levying a $7,500 fine against the service provider for online casino operators. The man allegedly fondled his “groin” in front of female employees in their dressing room. In an Aug. 21 press release about “the incident” that […]
Betway Casino, Jackpot City May Expand Beyond New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Jackpot City and Betway Casino may eventually come to more states than just New Jersey and Pennsylvania, according to the CEO of the online gambling brands’ parent company, Super Group. However, that likely won’t happen until new states legalize iGaming. In an Aug. 7 earnings call, Super Group CEO Neal Menashe expressed optimism about the […]
Pennsylvania Casinos Sue State to Force Action on Skill Games
Several Pennsylvania commercial casino owners are asking the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to determine whether the $1 billion they’re paying in taxes on their 19,000 slots is constitutional if skill games pay nothing. On July 29, casino owners filed a complaint against state gaming regulators and the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue. The casino owners want the […]
Pennsylvania State College Satellite Casino Build Okayed After State Supreme Court Sides With PGCB
Pennsylvania’s highest court upheld the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board’s (PGCB) decision to award a Category 4 slot machine license to Ira Lubert’s SC Gaming (SCG). The ruling clears the way for construction to begin on Lubert’s satellite casino—in partnership with Bally’s Corporation—in State College, PA. The license also has implications for Pennsylvania’s online sports betting […]
Bet365 Launches Online Casino & Sportsbook in Pennsylvania, Taking Over Vacant TwinSpires License
Bet365 announced the full launch of its Pennsylvania online casino and sportsbook today, July 22. In doing so, it has resurrected Presque Isle Downs’ dormant master iGaming license and brought Pennsylvanians their 22nd online casino brand. The brand may not yet be familiar to many in the Keystone State. However, it’s one of the most famous international sportsbooks, particularly in […]