Pennsylvania casinos seek suspension of state iLottery games

Pennsylvania casino operators are up in arms against the state’s new iLottery games, which they claim will intrude their yet-to-launch online games.

Thirteen casino operators have called on Pennsylvania Gov. Thomas Wolf to suspend the recently launched online lottery games in the state as they seek for a dialogue on a more “lawful iLottery program,” according to the PennLive report.

The casino operators reportedly threatened to bring the issue to court after failing to get a response from the office of Gov. Wolf.

Pennsylvania became the fourth state in the U.S. to allow online gambling after Wolf signed the state’s comprehensive gambling expansion bill in October 2017. In a nutshell, the 2017 law allows for intrastate online casino and poker products, as well as daily fantasy sports, online lottery sales, new satellite casinos and video gaming terminals (VGT) at select truck stops.