Articles by James Foglio (63)
Pennsylvania’s Live! Casino and Hotel in Philadelphia has been fined $100,000 for accepting and placing sports wagers by phone. In June 2022, staff at the property, which is owned by Stadium Casino RE, LLC, an affiliate of The Cordish Companies, accepted and placed 15 bets worth $287,421 over an eight-day period for a patron […]
Parx Casino north of Philadelphia in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, has announced that it’s amending its hotel plans from new construction to acquisition. This comes just days after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court revealed it would review the legality of skill games, which remain unregulated by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB). Pennsylvania Supreme Court will decide […]
Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in East Hanover Township, Pennsylvania, closed its poker room in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the casino is preparing to resume the activity. Earlier this year, the casino confirmed to PennLive that poker is making a return to the facility. “We’re excited to bring poker back,” […]
The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) made five arrests in April and May in connection with a $170,000 cheating scheme, involving a Live! Casino Philadelphia table games dealer. A Live! Casino Philadelphia dealer conspired with three patrons in two different games to cheat and defraud the casino According to a press release from the PSP […]
A horse racing driver was hospitalized after sustaining an injury on Saturday during a multicart accident at Pennsylvania’s Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. Driver Mike Wilder was thrown onto the track, where he lost consciousness from the impact During a harness race, the second-place horse slowed down as it was running at the North […]
Relax Gaming, the igaming aggregator, has its US brand RLX Gaming ready to go live in Pennsylvania with BetMGM to mark its entry into a second state with the operator partner. Online slots will be available to residents in the Quaker State. Relax Gaming won Global Gaming Awards’ Product Launch of the Year in […]
Pennsylvania online poker players will legally be able to play games and enter tournaments with poker app gamblers in other legal states “before the end of the year” if House Bill 2078 becomes law. HB 2078 would authorize the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to add the state to the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement According […]
Pennsylvania Police are investigating an incident where a 52-year-old woman from Avoca attempted to use a counterfeit $50 bill at a slot machine on May 25 at the Mohegan Pennsylvania Casino. The slot machine rejected the cash. When the woman went to the main cage to exchange it for another bill, she learned that […]
Wind Creek Bethlehem Casino will be able to renew its license at a hearing in Pennsylvania scheduled for Thursday, June 27. Members of the public, public officials, and community groups are encouraged to attend. First hearing for Wind Creek Bethlehem Casino will allow gamblers to offer feedback on a license renewal According to the […]
Half of Pennsylvania bettors reported problem gambling last year, according to the latest Pennsylvania Interactive Gaming Assessment: Online Gambling Report 2023. Online and retail gambling has continued to increase every year in the Keystone State since its legalization in 2017. Pennsylvania Interactive Gaming Assessment: Online Gambling Report 2023 analyzes three years of survey data […]