Pennsylvania Sports Betting Hits One-Year Mark, Sets Tax Revenue Record

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No state has collected as much sports betting state tax revenue as Pennsylvania since June of this year. Four sportsbooks in Pennsylvania are accounting for over four-fifths of the market share and revenue. Online sports betting is continuing to help Pennsylvania sports betting grow into … Read more

Lehigh Valley Could Host Two New Sportsbooks Within Six Months

Lehigh Valley

Lehigh Valley is a 42-mile area that has cities between Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The Downs and Wind Creek could both have new sportsbooks in the near future. If accepted, the sportsbooks could open by the time the NBA playoffs begin. ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Downs … Read more

Live! Hotel Casino Philadelphia Receives License To Offer Sports Betting

Live! Hotel and Casino

Live! Hotel and Casino Philadelphia is scheduled to open its casino doors in late 2020, though online sports betting is estimated to open sooner. Cordish Gaming Group is also asking regulators to grant a casino license to their satellite location in Westmoreland County. There are … Read more

September PA Sports Betting Led By FanDuel’s $88.5M Betting Handle

FanDuel Sportsbook at Valley Forge

The sportsbooks in Pennsylvania have set a new monthly betting handle record in four straight months. Valley Forge’s FanDuel Sportsbook collected 45.5% of all money bet in Pennsylvania during September. Two additional sportsbooks launched in September: the Mount Airy Casino Resort and the Mohegan Sun … Read more

Unibet Sportsbook At Mohegan Sun Pocono Is Now Open

Open Sign

The Mohegan Sun Pocono Unibet Sportsbook is currently taking bets. Former NFL Player LaVar Arrington was present at the opening. The mobile Unibet Sportsbook will open in the future. WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Unibet Sportsbook at Mohegan Sun Pocono opened for business over the weekend. … Read more

Meadows Casino In Pennsylvania Approved For DraftKings Sportsbook

Meadows Racetrack Casino

DraftKings has made its way to Pennsylvania with approval by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB). The location of the sportsbook will be 25 miles south of Pittsburgh, at the Meadows Racetrack & Casino. DraftKings will perform a testing phase which is set to begin … Read more

Unibet Sportsbook Soft Launch Underway At Mohegan Sun Pocono

Mohegan Sun Pocono

The Mohegan Sun Pocono will first have a soft launch for its new Unibet Sportsbook. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board will be monitoring the soft launch. The date for the online sportsbook is not yet set. WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Mohegan Sun Pocono Unibet Sportsbook … Read more

Pennsylvania Turns Up The Jets In Time For NFL Sports Betting

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Pennsylvania sports betting hit a record high for betting handle, revenue, and taxes during August. With mobile betting and the NFL season back, bettors have more opportunities to place wagers. FanDuel Sportsbook at Valley Forge Casino led all Pennsylvania books with over $37 million in … Read more

FOX Bet Prepares To Launch In Pennsylvania, New Jersey For NFL Season

Fox Bet

FOX Bet will be available for residents in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The FOX Bet app will have official league data and statistics through other partnerships. The online betting app is licensed under Mount Airy Casino, who plans on launching a land-based book. MT POCONO, … Read more

Pennsylvania Breaks $300 Million Sports Betting Handle Mark

Pennsylvania tops $300 minllion in sports bets

Sports betting in July equated to half of the betting handle, revenue, and tax contributions for Pennsylvania’s 2019 Q2. Sugarhouse and Rivers casinos have steadily become the market leaders for sports betting in Pennsylvania. Three books though have seen their betting handle decrease in consecutive … Read more

US Sportsbooks Hit $10 Billion In Collective Betting Handle

Over 10 billion dollars has been bet in the US

At the time of writing, over $10.02 billion has been bet at licensed sportsbooks throughout the country. Of that total, $5.44 billion came during 2019 alone, as more states introduce their industries. September 2019 – February 2020 will likely see a combined betting handle in … Read more

Online Sports Betting In PA, Now Accounting For Two-Thirds Of Market

Fanduel Mobile Sportsbook

SugarHouse Casino launched the first online sportsbook in Pennsylvania on May 28, 2019. Online sports betting apps accounted for almost $39 million of the $59.3 million wagered on sports in the month of July. FanDuel Sportsbook generated $3.3 million in handle during nine days they … Read more