Legal News

With eSports betting stuck in legal limbo in the state of Pennsylvania, Rep. Ed Neilson is hoping to recruit a few co-sponsors to push his bill legalizing wagers on the electronic games over the finish line.

52 year-old Jason Richard Kutney of Bear Creek, an electronic craps dealer at the Mohegan is accused of pressing a button on the game early allowing casino player, Louis Attilo Grasso, 66, to see the final numbers on the dice before placing his final bet.

Bally’s Pennsylvania made the move this week to expand their gaming reach in the Keystone State by filing an application to offer online slots and table games to Pennsylvania’s iGaming customers.

In a surprise move, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) decided to re-open the petition period for casino operators located outside the state to enter Pennsylvania’s expanding online gaming market.

After a rash of incidents of adults leaving children in vehicles outside the state’s casinos while they gamble, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has moved to crack down on the problem.

The American Gaming Association’s recent study into the damage created by unregulated betting machines estimates that Pennsylvania houses roughly 67,000 illegal machines across the state. The unregulated machines costs Pennsylvania untold millions in lost taxes annually.