Tom Wolfe signed legislation that authorized the state's gaming facilities to open sportsbooks, if permitted by federal law. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was ahead of the game when it came to sports betting legalization in the U.S. A new era of Pennsylvania sports betting is on tap. Online sports betting will follow in 2019. In the coming weeks and months, the state's largest casinos - Parx, Hollywood, Harrah's, Sugarhouse and Rivers in Pittsburgh - will begin taking sports bets over the counter and at the off-track betting facilities scattered around town. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has approved five applications for sports betting licenses. $12 billion in handle? Why Pennsylvania sports betting could be hugeįinal touches are being put on legal sportsbooks at casinos and off-track betting parlors around Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, two sports-crazed cities with storied bookmaking pasts. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
