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Churchill Downs Incorporated entered into an agreement with bet365 to allow the gaming company to gain access to the Pennsylvania sports betting market.

Both of Pennsylvania’s NFL teams, look to improve their playoff status in Week 17. While Philadelphia looks to clinch the top spot in the NFC against the New Orleans Saints, Pittsburgh’s slim playoff chances need a win over their divisional rival, the Baltimore Ravens.

After posting an 8-4 regular season, Pittsburgh heads out to El Paso, TX as 5.5-point underdogs to play in the Sun Bowl against 18th ranked 9-3 UCLA.

Philadelphia’s dream season took a turn on Monday as news trickled out that NFL MVP candidate Jalen Hurts, the Eagles starting QB, could be sidelined for Saturday’s matchup with the Dallas Cowboys.

In a rare occurrence, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh’s NFL clubs are trading places in Pennsylvania sportsbooks as the 13-1 Eagles are rare road underdogs and the 6-8 Steelers are favored at home.

Both Pennsylvania NFL Teams take to the road to play their Week 15 contests as the favored Philadelphia Eagles travel to Chicago to face the Bears, while the underdog Pittsburgh Steelers head to Carolina to battle the Panthers.

At their monthly meeting held on December 14th, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) approved the long-awaited online casino license for WynnBet.

Referring to a play Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick made late to secure the win in Pittsburgh’s 19-16 victory over the Atlanta Falcons, Mike Tomlin suggested that fantasy football and sports betting has taken the focus away from winning games.

With Week 14 on the horizon in the NFL, the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers are both favored by Pennsylvania sportsbooks, a rarity considering the Steelers up-and-down season.

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.