Latest Pennsylvania Online Gambling News

The Masters, golf’s most popular tournament, has attracted the attention of Pennsylvania bettors this week with Scottie Scheffler receiving the highest odds to win at +650 on DraftKings and +700 on FanDuel.

During their latest public meeting on March 22, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approved three fines for online betting PA outlets for failure to follow state wagering regulations.

Even though they aren’t favored to win their division, the Phillies hold impressive World Series odds as FanDuel lists the squad at +1500 to win it all. The Pirates hold +20000 odds, making them the seventh lowest team out of the 30 MLB clubs starting the season on March 30.

When it comes to the betting favorite entering the final four teams of the tournament, the UConn Huskies hold the top spot at both DraftKings and FanDuel. At DraftKings, the Huskies hold -125 odds for bettors, while FanDuel gives UConn slight better odds at -120.

Pennsylvania’s online casinos continued their impressive revenue run posting a record setting total for February as operators generated $162.3 million in total winnings.

Reps Dina Titus, a Democrat from Nevada, and Guy Reschenthaler, a Republican from Pennsylvania, reintroduced legislation to repeal the federal handle tax. Although the less-than one percent tax doesn’t appear to take much from sportsbooks, the two representatives from states with legal sports betting believes the tax unfairly prevent growth in the gaming industry.

After losses by Penn State and Pittsburgh over the first weekend of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, the Keystone State’s sportsbooks have turned their attention to setting the odds for the remaining field to win the entire tournament and which teams are favored to reach the Final Four.

To clarify and remove any possible confusion for Pennsylvania bettors, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board told the state’s sports books they can no longer use the term “free bet” in their marketing.

Two teams from Pennsylvania are making plans for March Madness as the Pittsburgh Panthers and Penn State Nittany Lions men’s basketball team enter play this weekend in the annual NCAA Men’s College Basketball Tournament.

After decades of planning and months of speculation, Parx Casino finally announced their plans to construct a 300-room, 13-story hotel addition to their Bensalem location. Once the project is complete, the hotel will carry a 14,000-square feet convention center, two restaurants, including a rooftop venue that will seat up to 300 guests of the casino.