Pennsylvania Readies for Online Gambling License Applications Pennsylvania Readies for Online Gambling License Applications
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Key Takeaways
  • Kevin O’Toole told the local CBS affiliate that he expects the initial application period to begin in “mid-April” at state House budget hearings.
  • O’Toole also said that online gaming in the state could be ready to go by the end of the year.
  • Pennsylvania will become the fourth state to regulate online poker and the third to allow online casino games such as slots, blackjack and roulette.

Online gambling in the state of Pennsylvania is proceeding along with the first license application period expected to open in the middle of next month, according to the executive director of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB).

Kevin O’Toole told the local CBS affiliate that he expects the initial application period to begin in “mid-April” at state House budget hearings.

“So that first 90-day period will be mid-April and will go through mid-July,” O’Toole continued. Last month the PGCB announced that the application period would start on April 2.