The National Council on Problem Gambling wants Pennsylvania to require default time and spending limits on new online gambling accounts, going further than the state’s current proposed rules.
Dauphin County is banning private businesses from its Hollywood Casino-funded grant program after a PennLive investigation found lax oversight and grants tied to politically connected recipients.
State Rep. Tarik Khan’s bipartisan HB 2711 would regulate prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket in Pennsylvania without banning sports event contracts.
Pennsylvania’s regulated gaming revenue topped $7 billion for the first time in fiscal year 2025/26, with sports wagering surging 36% to a record $662.9 million.
A new Pennsylvania Joint State Government Commission report recommends banning live in-game sports betting and credit card gambling deposits to combat problem gambling.
DraftKings has sued Philadelphia in federal court, arguing the city’s 2024 consumer protection ordinance is preempted by Pennsylvania law and unlawfully targets its sportsbook and casino operations.
DraftKings has combined its poker player pools in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey into a single shared network, boosting liquidity for online poker players.
Pennsylvania gaming revenue reached a new all-time monthly record of $625.5 million in May, a 3.93% increase over May 2025, led by Hollywood Casino and gains in online gambling.
Analysts at Citizens Gaming say Penn Entertainment stands to benefit more than any other operator if Pennsylvania’s 70,000 skill game machines are eventually removed following the state Supreme Court’s landmark ruling classifying them as illegal slot machines.
Pennsylvania’s highest court has ruled that skill games are slot machines subject to the state’s gambling laws, setting a 120-day clock for lawmakers to decide their fate.
European slot supplier Wazdan has expanded into Pennsylvania through FanDuel Casino, adding to a growing North American footprint that now spans multiple regulated markets.
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has released the first-month revenue figures for the Happy Valley Casino at the Nittany Mall in Centre County, showing slot machine bets totaling more than $6.5 million in its debut period.
