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Penn Launches Hollywood Casino App in Pennsylvania Ahead of Expectations
Hollywood Casino’s standalone app is available for Pennsylvania online casino players just in time for the holidays and ahead of an expected “early ‘25” launch. On Wednesday, Penn Entertainment shared that it was “pleased to announce the launch of its stand-alone Hollywood Casino app” in the Keystone State. In the announcement, PENN’s chief technology officer, […]
FanDuel Casino Gifts Pennsylvania, New Jersey Residents a Free Ride
A new FanDuel promotion has FanDuel Casino picking up the transit tab for riders in Pennsylvania and New Jersey on Dec. 18.
BetRivers Poker, RSI’s Online Collaboration With Phil Galfond, Launches in Pennsylvania
BetRivers Poker—a collaboration between Rush Street Interactive, and respected poker pro Phil Galfond—launched today in Pennsylvania.
Bensalem, Pennsylvania Bans Skill Games; Oil City Looks to Tax Them
Pennsylvania’s Bensalem Township unanimously voted this week to ban skill games within the county, while last week, Oil City proposed an ordinance to tax businesses offering the games. The patchwork approach to addressing skill games’ legality follows the state legislature’s failure to ban or regulate the controversial games. Meanwhile, skill games continue to operate in […]
Horseshoe Online Casino by Caesars Comes to Pennsylvania Only Weeks After Michigan Launch
Caesars Entertainment has debuted its Horseshoe Online Casino in Pennsylvania—expanding to a second state just weeks after launching in Michigan. The Horseshoe is one prong in Caesars’ multi-brand online casino strategy, which delivers its “iconic” Las Vegas brands “into the palm of users’ hands.” The launch sees Horseshoe’s desktop platform and mobile app—which pays homage […]
DraftKings Electric Poker Launches in Pennsylvania, Second State for the Fast-Paced Multiplayer Experiment
DraftKings Electric Poker is available to players in Pennsylvania following an apparently successful first run in Michigan. The fast-paced, three-player tournament format is DraftKings’ first foray into online poker, perhaps rekindling players’ curiosity about whether DraftKings ever plans to launch a full-scale poker room. Electric Poker is DraftKings take on what’s known in the industry […]
Pennsylvania Finally Opts for Multistate Online Poker—Sites Could be Networked by Next Year
Pennsylvania will finally be taking a step poker players have been demanding for years, seeking to join the Multistate Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA), which will allow the state’s online poker sites to share tables and traffic with those in other states. At present, five states are party to MSIGA, although only three of them have active […]
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 […]