FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is the minimum age to participate?
21 years old.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How will sports wagering in Pennsylvania operate?
Pennsylvania slot machine licensees who choose to and who receive authorization from the Board can offer sports wagering:
• at the slot machine licensee's licensed facility;
• at temporary facility authorized by the Gaming Control Board;
• at an off-track betting facility operated by a racetrack casino; and,
• through an Internet or mobile-based system.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
With the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) will sports wagering now be legal in PA and, if so, when?
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, per the gaming expansion law Act 42 passed in late 2017, notified casino license holders on May 31, 2018 that they can begin submission of petitions requesting approval to conduct sports wagering. There is no end date on when a casino can submit a petition to the Board to request authorization to offer sports wagering.
Currently, the Board is working on necessary regulations that will provide oversight of sports wagering, and does not have a timetable on the end of that process or the launch of sports wagering.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Will there be tools in place to restrict excessive spending?
Yes. An individual may self-exclude from participating in any Fantasy Contest. The companies licensed in Pennsylvania to offer fantasy games must also allow a person to establish limits or restrictions on his or her account, such as on the amounts of deposits accepted, the amount spent per day on Fantasy Contest entries, and the number of entries in a day.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Do I have to be playing while in PA as with Internet Gaming?
No, but you must be in a state where fantasy contests are legal AND through a Fantasy Sports Contest provider that has been approved to operate in Pennsylvania. The current list can be obtained at this link: https://gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov/files/licensure/reports/Fantasy_Sports_Eligibility_List.pdf
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is the minimum age to participate?
Generally, a participant in Fantasy Contests must be at least 18-years-old. If an individual is participating in a Fantasy Contest being offered within a Pennsylvania casino, they must be at least 21 years old.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Who will receive tax revenues from Fantasy Contests?
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania assesses a tax of 15% of the adjusted revenue of fantasy contests with that revenue going into the General Fund.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
I already play fantasy sports. What will be different?
Very little will be different if the fantasy sports provider applies and obtains a license from the PA Gaming Control Board. Licensing of the fantasy sports providers allows for the calculation of revenue and determining of taxes owed to the Commonwealth based upon entries made while the player is within Pennsylvania.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What types of games will be available?
All of the normal sports games offered by firms in the daily and season-long Fantasy Contest business.