Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania sports betting revenue rebounds in October amid continued igaming growth
- AGA: Regulated igaming in US on upward trajectory at 10-year marker
- Pennsylvania sports betting downturn continues in September as igaming revenue surges
- Pennsylvania sports betting revenue slumps 35% in August as igaming continues to grow
- Pennsylvania’s sports betting and igaming July revenues hit double-digit percentage growth
- Golden Nugget online gaming app in Pennsylvania market debut
- Kindred has “great confidence” in new US proprietary tech platform amid early gains
- Pennsylvania sports betting hits new highs in June as revenue jumps 80%
- Pennsylvania regulator debuts revamped “more user-friendly” self-exclusion scheme
- Kindred Group expands new proprietary tech to Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania reaps double-digit revenue uptick across sports betting and igaming in May
- Slots Tracker: Fortune Coin survives at summit as top-six positions shift in May
- Pennsylvania sportsbooks eclipse $700m in monthly handle on strength of March Madness
- Slots Tracker: All change in March as Fortune Coin dethrones IGT’s Cleopatra
- Pennsylvania igaming and sports betting market grows by double-digits in 2022
- Slots Tracker: Light & Wonder closes out 2022 with December rankings’ top spot
- Pennsylvania opens the door to external untethered igaming licensees
- BetMGM slapped with Pennsylvania penalty over boxing betting breach
- Slots Tracker: No change in November as Light & Wonder’s 88 Fortunes delivers again
- Pennsylvania enjoys double-digit growth in key verticals during September
- Slots Tracker: Business as usual for Light & Wonder as fall dawns with no change in slots rankings
- Slots Tracker: H2 dawns with Light & Wonder still leading the rankings
- Slots Tracker: Rankings unchanged in July as Light & Wonder and IGT continue to dominate
- PointsBet reveals Ontario awareness focus amid “sea of sameness”
- Strong June helps igaming revenue reach new heights in Pennsylvania
- Slots Tracker: Light & Wonder retains top spot in June amid all change in top six slots
- Pennsylvania sports betting revenue steady in May despite drop in handle
- Slots Tracker: Light & Wonder moves to lock out top three in May US slots rankings
- Michigan becomes latest state to join online poker shared liquidity club
- PointsBet launches online casino in Pennsylvania market
- Slots Tracker: Three months in and no change at the top of the US slots rankings
- Pennsylvania sports betting numbers dip in February
- Slots Tracker: US slots status quo continues into February as top-six remain unchanged
- Super Bowl LVI betting set to break year-on-year record
- PointsBet in Pennsylvania soft launch
- PointsBet nets Pennsylvania igaming and sports betting licence
- Slots Tracker: 2021 ends with no change in top-three US slots
- Pennsylvania igaming revenue leaps 57% year on year in bumper November
- Slots Tracker: Podium places unchanged into November as 2021 comes to a close
- Pennsylvania begins search for first igaming compliance director
- Conversion corner: The football season is key for player acquisition
- Fubo Gaming gains Pennsylvania market access through The Cordish Companies
- World Series of Poker expands online platform into Pennsylvania
- GiG and PlayStar Casino team up to enter Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board issues $284,000 in fines to three operators
- PNG seeking to replicate Sky Bet’s “differentiated approach” to betting
- Conversion corner: Customer bonusing in key betting states
- BetMGM and Borgata go live with poker in Pennsylvania
- 888 hires ex-Genius Sports exec to lead US business development efforts
- The week in launches and sponsorships (March 26, 2021)
Is sports betting legal?
Yes
Pennsylvania signed a sports betting bill into law in October 2017, ahead of the repeal of PASPA, as part of broader regulation that also included online casino, poker and DFS. Online sports betting went live at the end of May 2019 while online casino has been available since July 15, 2019.
Regulator details
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
PO Box 69060
Harrisburg, PA 17106-9060
Phone: (717) 346-8300
https://gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov
Chairwoman: Denise J. Smyler
LEGALIZATION DATE
October 30, 2017
MARKET LAUNCH DATE
Retail: November 15, 2018
Online: May 31, 2019
AUTHORIZED OPERATORS
Commercial casino, racino OTB & online operators
RESTRICTED BET TYPES
None
AGE REQUIREMENT
Must be 21+
BETTING ACCOUNT REGISTRATION
Customers of online sportsbooks are not required to register or fund their accounts in person
TAX RATE
36% on sports betting revenue (34% in state tax and 2% in county tax)
TAX REVENUE ALLOCATION
The state’s share of sports betting tax revenue goes to Pennsylvania’s general fund
LICENSE FEES
$10 million initial license fee
$250,000 renewal fee every 5 years
OFFICIAL DATA MANDATE
None
INTEGRITY FEE
None