It is legal to play at regulated online casinos, sportsbooks, and poker sites in Pennsylvania. In October 2017, Pennsylvania regulated online gambling when Gov. Tom Wolf signed a gambling bill into law. The PA online gambling bill took advantage of US online gambling laws, making Pennsylvania the fourth US state with licensed online gambling. Throughout 2019, the many legalized online poker, online casinos, daily fantasy sports, and sports betting websites launched in PA.
Yes. The Pennsylvania Gambling Control Board spent most of 2018 licensing online sportsbooks. The major land-based casinos launched online sportsbooks and sports betting apps throughout the summer of 2019. A total of 8 legal and licensed online bookmakers operate in Pennsylvania.
The best offshore online sportsbook for Pennsylvania gamblers is Bovada. Bovada features a $250 welcome bonus for first depositors. It also features a large slate of NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, and NCAA bets. If you prefer live betting, Bovada has a dedicated page full of up-to-the-minute live betting odds.
Yes. An October 2017 law regulated online casinos in Pennsylvania. Any legal land-based casino or racetrack had the opportunity to buy an online casino, poker, or sportsbook license. Most took the opportunity. Casino sites cost $7.5 million, while poker sites cost another $2.5 million. A sports betting license cost $10 million.
Our recommended offshore online casino for Pennsylvania gamblers is Cafe Casino. Those who make a first deposit at Cafe Casino receive a 500%, $5000 welcome bonus. Those who loves progressive slots can play top games like A Night With Cleo, Dirty Martini, Fast & Sexy, and Samurai’s Path. Table game gamblers have their choice of multiple variants of blackjack, baccarat, and roulette. If you prefer novel games, try Spin The Wheel, Roll The Dice, Teen Patti, or Andar Bahar. The live dealer games at Cafe Casino feature European Roulette, American Roulette, Live Baccarat, Super 6, Live Dealer Blackjack, and Early Payout Blackjack.
Yes. Not only do Hollywood Casino, SugarHouse Casino, Parx Casino, and others have legal online card rooms, but international online poker operators like PokerStars, 888poker, and GAN partner with land-based casinos to offer Pennsylvanians poker betting from the best brands. A total of legal 7 online poker rooms are active.
Ignition Poker is the best online poker site for Pennsylvania poker players who choose the unregulated gaming market. Ignition is top 3 in terms of the number of US poker players. It has $2500 freerolls, $150K guaranteed poker tournaments, sit-and-go events, jackpot SNG’s, and monster stack poker tournaments. In all, the poker platform includes $1.5 million per week in guaranteed prize pools.
If you prefer the regulated gaming market, choose from among top options like Mount Airy Casino’s PokerStars cardroom or the 888 poker app for Android and iOS, which is associated with Harrah’s Philadelphia.
Yes. Pennsylvania players currently can play at 8 licensed online casinos, 7 licensed online cardrooms, and 8 licensed online sportsbooks. If they don’t like the selection, bettors also can play at offshore online casinos, poker rooms, and sportsbooks.
If you wish to bet at a full land-based casino, you’ll need to be 21 or older. If you wish to bet at a racetrack-casino (racino), then you’ll need to be 18 or older. This is a bit odd, since racinos offer racebook betting and casino games. Thus, if you want to play land-based casino games in Pennsylvania and you’re between the ages of 18 and 20, you’ll need to go to a racino.
Bettors who want to buy lotto tickets, pull-tabs, punch boards, or raffle tickets need to be 18 or older. Placing a pari-mutuel bet at a racetrack requires one to be 18. So does playing live and online bingo. But if you want to play at an online casino or Internet gaming terminal (in an airport), you’ll need to be 21 or older.
Pennsylvania long has been one of the leaders in brick-and-mortar gambling in the United States. The state’s dozen casinos and racinos generate large revenues for the Pennsylvania Department of the Treasury — second only to Nevada. Pennsylvania licenses, regulates, and taxes most forms of land-based and online gambling. Sports betting was added to the mix in 2019.
Pennsylvania passed legal sports betting in October 2018 at the same time it passed regulated online casinos, online poker sites, daily fantasy sports, and VLTs at truck stops. Since then, seven sportsbooks began operations, led by Parx Casino near Philadelphia. Also, six sports betting apps launched last year: SugarHouse Sportsbook PA in May 2019, Rivers Sportsbook in June 2019, FanDuel Sportsbook PA in July 2019, Fox Bet in September 2019, and both Unibet and DraftKings Sportsbook in November 2019.
SugarHouse is powered by Rush Street Interactive and Kambi. DraftKings is tied to The Meadows Racetrack & Casino, while FanDuel is licensed through Valley Forge Casino Resort. BetRivers is associated with Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh, while Unibet is tied to Mohegan Sun Pocono. Parx Sportsbooks partners witha GAN and Kambi for sports betting. It is likely William Hill, Hollywood Sportsbook, and Caesars Sportsbook eventually will offer PA sports betting apps.
Yes, Pennsylvania has six land-based casinos and six casino-racetracks, more commonly known as racinos.
Yes, Pennsylvania has six land-based casinos and six casino-racetracks, more commonly known as racinos. In the early stages of 2018, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board held auctions for placement of satellite casinos, also known as mini-casinos. Development continues on five more satellite casinos, which could not be within 25 miles of any other brick-and-mortar casino in the state.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. got out of the Pennsylvania market. LVS sold Bethlehem Sands Resort & Casino to a wealthy Indian tribe, the Poarch Band of Alabama (Wind Creek Hospitality). LVS plans a land-based casino in New York state in the coming years.
Yes, Pennsylvania has six legal betting tracks.
Yes, Pennsylvania has six legal betting tracks. In 2006, the traditional racetracks convinced the legislature to approve slots parlors for all six tracks, to help the thoroughbred racing and harness racing industry remain viable.
Yes. Several of the racinos have off-track betting facilities.
Yes. Several of the racinos have off-track betting facilities. Parx Racing has five “turf clubs” (OTBs) in the Philadelphia area. Northeast Turf Club, South Philadelphia Turf Club, and Valley Forge Turf Club are notable Pennsylvania OTBs.
Penn National Gaming, which owns gaming venues in Ohio, Florida, and 16 other states, turned Penn National Lancaster and Penn National York into OTBs. Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs also has OTBs like Downs at East Stroudsburg and the Downs at Lehigh Valley. The Meadows Racetrack and Casino owns the Meadows Harmar OTB.
Yes. Under the terms of the Bingo Law, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board issues bingo licenses for non-profit charitable gaming organizations (“associations”).
Yes. Under the terms of the Bingo Law, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board issues bingo licenses for non-profit charitable gaming organizations (“associations”).
Yes. Private poker games and other forms of social gaming are legal, so long as the host does not charge fees or otherwise making a profit off the gaming.
Yes. Private poker games and other forms of social gaming are legal, so long as the host does not charge fees or otherwise making a profit off the gaming. If you organized a social gaming event for friends, you can’t charge a door fee or collect a poker rake.
Free-play social gaming casinos like Double Down Casino, Slotomania, Zynga, and Big Fish Games can sign up players in Pennsylvania. Freeplay online casinos like PlayMGM (MGM Resorts) and Play4Fun Casino (Mohegan Sun) are available. Mohegan Sun operates a racino in Pocono and Play4Fun rewards work there. Instead of driving to Resorts Casino in Atlantic City or Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, go to Mohegan Sun at Pocono to redeem your freeplay credits.
