Key Takeaways
  • HB 695 is the second bill introduced this year that would permit online gaming in Pennsylvania.
  • Submitted by State Representative Nick Miccarelli HB 695 contains the same text as his HB 2297 bill which was presented last year.
  • The Miccarelli bill restricts itself to online poker only—because “operators are not participants in the games and are indifferent as to the outcome.”
  • It also excludes from licenses any operators who served the US market after 2006 when UIGEA was passed.

HB 695 is the second bill to permit online gaming in Pennsylvania. Submitted by State Representative Nick Miccarelli it contains the same text as his HB 2297 bill which was presented last year.