Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Is Cracking Down On Fraud With KYC Measures

  The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) placed 11 individuals on the Involuntary Interactive Exclusion List for iGaming Fraud during last week’s monthly meeting.  Fraud cases have decreased since the implementation of KYC and MFA, according to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board However, PGCB Director of Communications, Doug Harbach, told PlayPennsylvania on Tuesday that fraud […]

James Foglio  •  09 Jul 2024
IGT PlayDigital Launches Award-Winning Online Slot In Pennsylvania

  International Game Technology PLC (IGT) announced today that IGT PlayDigital recently added the highly anticipated Prosperity Link™ game to its iGaming content library in the U.S. ‘Prosperity Link Wan Shi Ru Yi’ from IGT PlayDigital will be available for commercial iGaming operators in five U.S. states This development makes the popular casino game available […]

James Foglio  •  09 Jul 2024
New Caesars Branded Online Slot Launches At Pennsylvania Online Casinos

  Everi Digital, the online gaming business of Everi Holdings Inc., a provider of land-based and digital casino gaming content and products, financial technology, player loyalty solutions, and bingo, announced the launch of the online game “Caesars Emperors Gold” on the Caesars Palace Online Casino platform via a direct integration with Caesars Digital. ‘Caesars Emperors […]

James Foglio  •  09 Jul 2024
Mohegan Pennsylvania Casino Gambler Wins $642K Jackpot

  At the Mohegan Pennsylvania casino in Wilkes-Barre over the weekend, a gambler won a Blackjack jackpot worth nearly $650,000, according to a casino spokesperson. Mohegan Pennsylvania casino gambler won $642,000 jackpot playing Blazing 7s Blackjack Casino officials informed 28/22 News this past Sunday that a lucky man from Plains Township won the $642,000 jackpot […]

James Foglio  •  04 Jul 2024
Pennsylvania’s Live! Casino and Hotel in Philadelphia Hit With $100K Fine

  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 […]

James Foglio  •  28 Jun 2024
Parx Casino Construction Stalls As Hotel Awaits PA Skill Games Ruling

  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 […]

James Foglio  •  26 Jun 2024
Pennsylvania’s Hollywood Casino To Reopen Poker Room Beside Sportsbook Entrance

  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,” […]

James Foglio  •  21 Jun 2024
Pennsylvania Police Arrest 5 People In Live! Casino Philadelphia Cheating Scandal

  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 […]

James Foglio  •  14 Jun 2024
Driver Hospitalized After Horse Racing Accident At Pennsylvania’s Hollywood Casino

  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 […]

James Foglio  •  12 Jun 2024