Pennsylvania became the third state to allow online casino gaming as three state casinos launched sites last week.
The Parx Casino in suburban Philadelphia and Penn National’s Hollywood Casino near Hershey launched online gambling as part of a three-day test watched by state regulators early last week. The Sugar House casino in Philadelphia launched its test two days later.
Pennsylvania joins Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware in allowing online gaming, though Nevada only allows online poker. The Pennsylvania sites have yet to roll out online poker.
Pennsylvania expanded its gambling laws in 20117 and allowed the state’s casinos to operate a full slate of casino-style gambling on websites and mobile applications for a license fee of $10 million.
Mohegan Sun, Harrah’s, Valley Forge, Presque Isle Downs, and Mount Airy casinos are slated to open online gambling sometime later in 2019.
