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Wed, 03/20/2024 - 13:00

PA Gaming Control Board Levies $20,000 in Fines

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Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
Commonwealth Tower, Strawberry Square
303 Walnut Street, 5th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101
CONTACT :
Doug Harbach or Richard McGarvey
(717) 346-8321

HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (“Board”) approved two consent agreements today presented by the Board’s Office of Enforcement Counsel during its public meeting resulting in a total of $20,000 in fines against an operator of internet casino-type gaming and an operator of fantasy contests:

  • Stadium Casino RE, LLC a $10,000 fine for offering unapproved college prop bets through its subcontracted Betway platform; and, 
  • Crown PA DFS, Inc., d/b/a DraftKings, also a $10,000 fine for permitting Pennsylvania players to access its “Reignmakers” fantasy contests after the Board had ordered the contests to be made unavailable in the Commonwealth.

Copies of the approved consent agreements offering more details on these matters are available upon request through the Board’s Office of Communications.

The next meeting of the Board is scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in the Board’s Public Hearing Room located on the second floor of the Strawberry Square Complex in Harrisburg.

About the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is tasked to oversee all aspects of gambling involving 17 land-based casinos, online casino games, retail and online sports wagering, and Video Gaming Terminals (VGTs) at qualified truck stops, along with the regulation of online fantasy sports contests.

The land-based casino industry in Pennsylvania consists of six racetrack (Category 1) casinos, five stand-alone (Category 2) casinos, two resort (Category 3) casinos and four mini-casinos (Category 4).  A significant job generator in the Commonwealth, casinos and the other types of Board-regulated gaming generated $2.35 billion in tax revenue in 2023.

Additional information about both the PGCB’s gaming regulatory efforts and Pennsylvania’s gaming industry can be found at gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov. You can also follow the agency on X (formerly Twitter) by choosing @PAGamingControl.

MEDIA CONTACTS: Doug Harbach or Richard McGarvey - (717) 346-8321

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About the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board

The Board is tasked to oversee all aspects of gambling involving 16 land-based casinos, online casino games, retail and online sports wagering, and Video Gaming Terminals (VGTs) at qualified truck stops, along with the regulation of online fantasy sports contests.


The land-based casino industry in Pennsylvania consists of six racetrack (Category 1) casinos, five stand-alone (Category 2) casinos, two resort (Category 3) casinos and three mini-casinos (Category 4). Casino expansion will continue over the next couple of years with the openings of up to two additional Category 4 casinos. A significant job generator in the Commonwealth, casinos and the other types of Board-regulated gaming generated over $2 billion in tax revenue during the 2021/2022 State Fiscal Year.

Additional information about both the Board's gaming regulatory efforts and Pennsylvania's gaming industry can be found at its website. You can also follow the agency on Twitter by choosing @PAGamingControl .