Pennsylvania Moves Closer to Online Gaming Pennsylvania Moves Closer to Online Gaming
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Key Takeaways
  • The House passed a revenue plan earlier this week by a 102-88 margin, but the measure still needs to be approved by the State Senate and signed by Governor Wolf.
  • The online gaming portion of the plan is expected to be included in a separate gaming bill, and while online gaming itself no longer seems to be a point of contention, other provisions like VGTs could still derail efforts.

Pennsylvania still remains the best bet for further US online gaming expansion in 2017.

Despite a breakdown in negotiations earlier this month between lawmakers to pass legislation to fund the state budget—which would include new revenue from online gaming—talks have resumed and progress is being made.