Online sports betting will open for business soon in Pennsylvania, according to the Pa. Gaming Control Board. A spokesperson said that the first casino-app test should begin within weeks.
Online betting figures to be a fertile market in Pennsylvania, which will be the nation’s largest state with a digital marketplace when it opens. Estimates are difficult to come by, but some analysts suggest Pennsylvania’s online-betting market could rival New Jersey’s, which has handled more than $1.1 billion in online wagers this year.
Here’s a primer to online sports betting in Pennsylvania.
When will online betting go live?
Possibly in May, at least for testing. Doug Harbach, director of communications for the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, said the testing period is scheduled to begin within a few weeks. One casino operator, which Harbach would not identify, has an app ready to conduct tests.
The testing period will last 2-3 days, Harbach said, with betting apps being available for a limited number of hours per day. Once the apps are approved, they will be available 24 hours a day.
Casino operators that paid $10 million for a sports betting license can offer an online option.
What are the rules?
Bettors must be 21 and in Pennsylvania to make a legal sports wager. They don’t have to be Pennsylvania residents; just located within state lines.
Casinos track bettors via technology known as “geofencing.” Applications use GPS and other location data to prevent bettors from placing bets outside Pennsylvania.
David Forman, senior director of research for the American Gaming Association, said that geofencing is accurate enough to deny a bet from someone on a bridge between Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
How does online betting work?
Casinos partner with digital companies to offer online betting apps. FanDuel and DraftKings rule the New Jersey market, where 80 percent of the state’s nearly $1.4 billion in sports wagers have been made online.
Regionally, Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mt. Pocono, which has applied for a sports betting license, will partner with FOX Bet, a new site formed by Fox Sports and The Stars Group.
Mohegan Sun in Wilkes-Barre said in its second-quarter earnings report that its online betting app, run by Unibet, will go live in the third or fourth quarter of 2019.
What bets can you place?
Bettors can make the same wagers as they would in a brick-and-mortar sports book. That includes Pennsylvania college sports such as Penn State football and Villanova basketball.
In New Jersey, bettors are not allowed to wager on college games played in-state or by in-state teams.
Will there be a local sports book soon?
Yes, likely by the NFL season. Mohegan Sun has applied for a sports betting license for its Wilkes-Barre facility. The company also plans to make sports betting available at The Downs at Lehigh Valley, according to its second-quarter financial report.
Mohegan Sun is scheduled to make a presentation to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Wednesday.
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Online betting figures to be a fertile market in Pennsylvania, which will be the nation’s largest state with a digital marketplace when it opens. Estimates are difficult to come by, but some analysts suggest Pennsylvania’s online-betting market could rival New Jersey’s, which has handled more than $1.1 billion in online wagers this year.
Here’s a primer to online sports betting in Pennsylvania.
When will online betting go live?
Possibly in May, at least for testing. Doug Harbach, director of communications for the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, said the testing period is scheduled to begin within a few weeks. One casino operator, which Harbach would not identify, has an app ready to conduct tests.
The testing period will last 2-3 days, Harbach said, with betting apps being available for a limited number of hours per day. Once the apps are approved, they will be available 24 hours a day.
Casino operators that paid $10 million for a sports betting license can offer an online option.
What are the rules?
Bettors must be 21 and in Pennsylvania to make a legal sports wager. They don’t have to be Pennsylvania residents; just located within state lines.
Casinos track bettors via technology known as “geofencing.” Applications use GPS and other location data to prevent bettors from placing bets outside Pennsylvania.
David Forman, senior director of research for the American Gaming Association, said that geofencing is accurate enough to deny a bet from someone on a bridge between Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
How does online betting work?
Casinos partner with digital companies to offer online betting apps. FanDuel and DraftKings rule the New Jersey market, where 80 percent of the state’s nearly $1.4 billion in sports wagers have been made online.
Regionally, Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mt. Pocono, which has applied for a sports betting license, will partner with FOX Bet, a new site formed by Fox Sports and The Stars Group.
Mohegan Sun in Wilkes-Barre said in its second-quarter earnings report that its online betting app, run by Unibet, will go live in the third or fourth quarter of 2019.
What bets can you place?
Bettors can make the same wagers as they would in a brick-and-mortar sports book. That includes Pennsylvania college sports such as Penn State football and Villanova basketball.
In New Jersey, bettors are not allowed to wager on college games played in-state or by in-state teams.
Will there be a local sports book soon?
Yes, likely by the NFL season. Mohegan Sun has applied for a sports betting license for its Wilkes-Barre facility. The company also plans to make sports betting available at The Downs at Lehigh Valley, according to its second-quarter financial report.
Mohegan Sun is scheduled to make a presentation to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Wednesday.
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