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PA Gaming Control Board Levies $10,000 Fine
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HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (“Board”) approved a consent agreement today presented by the Board’s Office of Enforcement Counsel during its public meeting resulting in a fine of $10,000 to Washington Trotting Association, LLC, operator of Hollywood Casino at The Meadows in Washington County.
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 $2.8 billion in tax revenue and fees in 2024/25.
Additional information about both the PGCB’s gaming regulatory efforts and Pennsylvania’s gaming industry can be found at gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov.
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Gaming Control Board Reports Record Revenue in March 2024
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HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) reported today that the combined total revenue generated from all forms of gaming, along with fantasy contests, during March 2024 was $554,625,294, an all-time monthly high eclipsing the previous high revenue month of December 2023 of $534,215,808.
The March revenue figure was also a 7.64% increase over the $515,278,831 revenue figure of last March.
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 $2.8 billion in tax revenue and fees in 2024/25.
Additional information about both the PGCB’s gaming regulatory efforts and Pennsylvania’s gaming industry can be found at gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Who will receive tax revenue from Sports Wagering?
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania assesses a tax of 34% on the sports wagering certificate holders daily gross revenue with that revenue going into the General Fund, along with a 2% tax
on that revenue to be used exclusively for grants for projects in the public interest in the Commonwealth
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Will there be tools in place to self-ban from sports wagering and/or restrict excessive spend?
Yes.
As always, gambling disorder treatment information for your area can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What sports will I be able to wager upon?
Act 42 permits wagering on professional or collegiate sports or athletic events, or a motor race event. The Board will, in its regulatory process, more accurately define what specific sports activities can be wagered upon.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is the minimum age to participate?
21 years old.
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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.