Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board News

22 Aug 2024
The board issued a fine of $7,500 against Evolution U.S. for permitting an unauthorized person to gain access to its live dealer studio in Philadelphia.
27 Jul 2024
The online transactions that these seven individuals engaged in, totaling $27,168, were investigated by the Board’s Bureau of Investigations and Enforcement and found to be fraudulent.
28 Jun 2024
This week we saw a six-figure jackpot from a Florida casino, a Pennsylvania property being issued an interesting fine, MGM acquiring Tipico’s U.S. sportsbook and a look ahead at the 2024-2025 NBA season.
27 Jun 2024
The $100,000 fine was levied after several team members of the Live! Casino Sportsbook accepted and placed 15 wagers totaling $287,421 over an eight-day period for a patron who was not present in the casino.
11 Jun 2024
The iGaming aggregator and supplier of unique content has its U.S.-facing brand, RLX Gaming, set to go live in Pennsylvania with BetMGM.
22 May 2024
The incidents, which occurred over a 20-month period at Wind Creek Bethlehem in Northampton County, involved 11 individuals between the ages of 18-20.
20 Mar 2024
The penalties included a $10,000 fine to Stadium Casino RE for offering unapproved college prop bets through the Betway platform.
22 Feb 2024
One of the fines was for $50,000 for three incidents at Hollywood Casino York property in which individuals under the legal gambling age of 21 were able access the gaming floor.
15 Feb 2024
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported that preliminary figures show $71,554,099 was wagered in the Commonwealth on this past weekend’s Super Bowl through retail and online sportsbooks, a 15% decrease compared to last year.
24 Jan 2024
The Board also acted on petitions filed by the Office of Enforcement Counsel to ban five adults from all casinos in the Commonwealth for leaving minors unattended in order to engage in gaming activities.
24 Jan 2024
The Board determined that Downs Racing fulfilled the obligations under its previously approved casino operator’s license and qualified to have its license renewed for an additional five-year period.
19 Jan 2024
Fueled by a nearly 28% increase in iGaming revenue over the previous year, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is reporting that 2023 combined gaming revenue achieved a record high.
16 Nov 2023
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approved two consent agreements presented by the Board’s Office of Enforcement Counsel during its public meeting resulting in a total of $45,000 in fines.
19 Oct 2023
The approved consent agreements were the result of negotiations between OEC and these three license holders representing two casinos and a Video Gaming Terminal establishment.
19 Oct 2023
In making the decision, the Board determined that Sugarhouse HSP Gaming had fulfilled the obligations under its previously approved casino operator’s license.
29 Sep 2023
The report individual revenue figures during another record-setting fiscal year for slot machines, table games, sports wagering, internet gaming, fantasy sports contests and video gaming terminals.