Pennsylvania’s sports betting industry got an expected boost in June from the first full month of online wagering, helping online and retail sportsbooks generate a record $46.3 million in bets during what is historically a slow month for sports betting.
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Pennsylvania will now be finally joining the small list of states where online casino-style gaming is fully legalized and regulated.
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The long-delayed launch of PA online gambling is coming to an end. The July 15 go-live date is fast approaching. However, the scenario triggers interesting questions: What kind of impact will this event have on NJ online gambling? Will there even be a noticeable difference?
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Mobile sports betting has arrived in Pennsylvania, but online sports betting in PA still has a ways to go before it reaches its potential. The big issue, right now, is that bettors can not legally place a bet from an iPhone or iPad.
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As expected, Rivers Casino’s new online sports betting website and app received approval Thursday from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to begin full-time operations following a successful two-day test period this week.
Read More . . .This is a first for Pittsburgh and for Western Pennsylvania. Fans of Rivers’ popular in-casino sportsbook can now take that same action on location via mobile devices, laptops and desktops. Bettors need only visit BetRivers.com to register.
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This marks the second online sportsbook to launch in the state of Pennsylvania after SugarHouse Casino launched its online sportsbook last month.
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The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has granted a license to the owner of the Rutter’s convenience store chain to install video gambling at a store in Walker Township, Juniata County.
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Combined with restrictive state regulations and limited online skins, the odds of Pennsylvania sports betting and online casinos and poker succeeding are slim. Time will tell, but this world does not appear fit to cultivate a burgeoning Pennsylvania gambling industry.
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The branding will be consistent across Rush Street’s casinos in Illinois, upstate New York, as well as in Eastern and Western Pennsylvania. SugarHouse was the first PA casino to launch online/mobile sports wagering (and remains the only one so far).
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Why? Its substantial and dense population, for one. Not to mention the state’s strong fan bases. Even experience reigns, as certainly many Pennsylvanians whet their appetites in the nearby New Jersey sports betting industry. Now with PA betting apps beginning to roll out and the soon-to-launch online casinos, Pennsylvania has the potential to quickly grow and succeed.
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Parx is the big dog in the PA casino market, the largest in both size and revenue. The Philadelphia property is going to be a key player in online gambling too, but it’s not a foregone conclusion that it will replicate its land-based successes in the digital arena.
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