Pennsylvania Hearing on Online Poker Rejects Adelson’s Arguments Pennsylvania Hearing on Online Poker Rejects Adelson’s Arguments
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Key Takeaways
  • Yesterday’s Pennsylvania House Gaming Oversight Committee hearing on online gambling provided a stark contrast to the federal hearing held on March 25.
  • The politicians asking the questions were clearly mostly in favor of online gambling regulation and were dismissive of the arguments presented by its opponents.
  • While the committee meeting provided a shot in the arm to supporters of legalized gaming in the state, the elected politicians in Pennsylvania must still formulate a bill which can make it through the legislature.

Yesterday’s Pennsylvania House Gaming Oversight Committee hearing on online gambling provided a stark contrast to the federal hearing held on March 25.

The politicians asking the questions were clearly mostly in favor of online gambling regulation and were dismissive of the arguments presented by its opponents.