A vote by Pennsylvanialawmakers on iGaming legislation scheduled for Wednesday was postponed due to new developments in the ongoing daily fantasy sports controversy. The House Gaming Oversight Committee (HGOC) was set to meet on Wednesday to discuss Senator Kim Ward‘s online gambling bill, SB 900. That legislation aims to legalize online poker and casino games […]

While progress on online poker legislation has seemingly stalled in California, Pennsylvaniahas been making strides toward regulating the industry. On Wednesday, the Community, Economic, and Recreational Development Committee conducted a hearing in front of the Pennsylvania Senate on several aspects of the Commonwealth’s gambling industry, including online and brick-and-mortar policy. Sourced for this report is […]

On Thursday, the Pennsylvania House Democratic Policy Committee held a public hearing on the impact of internet gambling. The scheduled two-and-a-half hour hearing, which was streamed online, featured a variety of witnesses and panels spanning the gamut of our industry. Among the topics discussed were policy and regulatory issues, social impacts, problem gambling, industry services, […]