For the last four months, Rivers Casino has operated the only sportsbook in the western half of Pennsylvania with no competition in sight. Located in Pittsburgh, Rivers Casino’s sportsbook is on an island. The other seven PA casino sportsbooks are located in and around the Philadelphia area. That gives Rivers a big leg up in the Pennsylvania sports…
After a long wait, gamblers in Pennsylvania finally know when online gaming will arrive: July 15, 2019. During a meeting on April 15, Executive Director Kevin O’Toole of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) announced that the board needed 90 more days to finalize regulations and procedures and then they would allow casinos to launch their online gambling operations.…
It’s not a lot, but it’s better than nothing. On Friday, April 26 the PA Online Lottery is offering a free $1 no deposit bonus to iLottery players. It’s the closest thing to PA online lottery free money you will find. To take part, players must opt-in to their PA iLottery account and claim the…
It’s only a matter of time now. Last week, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board revealed in its monthly meeting that online sports betting in PA would be coming in May. The launch would mark approximately six months after Penn National Gaming went live with the first land-based casino. With an online sports betting launch imminent,…
The PA Online Lottery has introduced yet another new game to the ever-expanding iLottery. The new game is called “Jungle Tumble,” a multi-match style game where players can win up to $150,000 in cash. With the launch of the new game, the PA Online Lottery has 35 instant games for players to play as of…
Fresh off the heels of last month’s Pot of Gold prize draw, the PA iLottery is back with another big prize draw during April called The Big Benjamins Prize Draw. In total, the PA Online Lottery will be giving away $35,000 over the course of the month including a $10,000 grand prize on April 30th…
Presque Isle Downs & Casino made headlines last week, announcing that the casino will be bringing a legal sportsbook to the Erie, Pennsylvania region. Unfortunately, locals will have to wait a while for it to arrive – Presque Isle won’t be opening their already approved sportsbook until June 1, 2019. In an announcement, Presque Isle Downs Vice President and General…
Last Friday, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) announced that Mount Airy Casino Resort and Mohegan Sun Pocano have applied with the state for sports betting licenses. These two PA casinos are arriving a little late to the sports betting scene in Pennsylvania. The state has already allowed five PA casinos to begin sportsbook operations…
Red Hot Keno was introduced to the PA Online Lottery last week, becoming the 34th instant game that users can play in the one-year-old lottery. As the name would suggest, Red Hot Keno is an interactive keno-style game which appeals to players because of the number of options and potential for large prizes. It is…
The location of the former Valley Forge Turf Club became the second sportsbook to go live in the Valley Forge area last week after officially launching on Thursday after two days of successful testing. The launch of the Pennslyvania’s eighth overall sportsbook comes just in time for March Madness. Earlier in the week, the Valley…