Mobile PA Sports Betting Finally Set To Arrive In Next Three Weeks

A spokesman for the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board confirmed Wednesday to Legal Sports Report that at least one Pennsylvania sports betting operator will turn on its app shortly.

“We expect to begin live testing of the online sports betting app for at least one of the approved casino vendors within the next 2-3 weeks,” said Doug Harbach, PGCB communications director.


Mobile PA sports betting a game-changer

Pennsylvania sportsbooks generated more than $44 million in wagers in March. On its face, the number looks great — it’s a record handle for any state outside New Jersey and Nevada.

Accounting for the more than 12 million people in the Keystone State, though, that handle pales in comparison to what NJ sports betting is producing. The Garden State approached $400 million in handle in March in a state with more than 3.5 million fewer people.

The difference is obvious: mobile sports betting. For three consecutive months, more than 80 percent of legal sports betting in New Jersey came via a mobile device.

Adding mobile to the mix in Pennsylvania should drive similar growth in the coming months. It could have an effect on the New Jersey market as well.






https://www.legalsportsreport.com/31369/online-pa-sports-betting-launch/

Its about time!

I think the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh plays to have it going by this summer.

I will sign up if they do.

Acebb said:

I think the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh plays to have it going by this summer.

I will sign up if they do.

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From everything I've read, Fan Duel at Valley Forge looks to be the first book to go mobile in Pa in like 3 weeks, & the rest as time goes on but all should be up & running mobile/online by July 1

Online Sports Betting By May, Online Casinos July 15



No more speculation. There are now firm dates when Pennsylvania online gambling will get underway.

Online casinos go live July 15

The most concrete of the two dates is online casino launch. Rather than have sites go as they are ready, there will be one launch date.

All casinos ready to go live on July 15 can. That gives the 10 PA casinos with interactive gaming licenses with roughly three months to prepare.


PA sports betting apps online by May

As for PA sports betting apps, those will be here even sooner. This week, the PA Gaming Control Board (PGCB) confirmed to Legal Sports Report that the live testing phase of the first betting app is only 2-3 weeks away.

The PGCB will test and launch sports betting apps as they are ready. It may be a slow sports season. However, with Pennsylvania teams making runs in both the NHL and NBA playoffs, there are reasons to move quickly.

Keep in mind that the most recent sportsbook applicants will be behind the first movers. PGCB does not allow an online launch until the retail sportsbook is up and running.

Presque Isle Downs is the next retail book to open. It will launch on June 1. Meanwhile, Mount Airy Casino and Mohegan Sun Pocono are still at the beginning of the application process. That means, unlike everyone else, they will need to move quickly to be up and running in time for football.


Expect a rush of new online casinos July 15

With a simultaneous casino launch, expect most of the PA interactive gaming providers to be ready to go in July. With the single date, the playing field is a little more level, so casinos will want to take advantage.

Don’t expect to see all 10 operators in action though. Stadium Casino and Sands Bethlehem are two examples of properties that will run behind the rest. Neither has moved ahead on their interactive gaming plans beyond obtaining the licenses.


Online poker will have less of a mad rush

There are currently eight active online poker licenses. Frankly, there is not enough interest in the game for eight PA online poker sites.

With the Wire Act opinion potentially threatening the viability of interstate compacting, casinos realize there is not much money in poker.

You will likely see a couple of sites launch in July. But don’t be surprised if some of the eight shelve their online poker plans indefinitely.


https://www.paonlinecasino.com/4389/online-gambling-launch-dates/