Pennsylvania gets anti-online gambling bill

Pennsylvania State Rep. Thomas Murt filed House Bill 1013 on Monday, with seven co-sponsors, in support of an online gambling ban within the state.

In December 2014, Murt had stated he would be filing the bill reintroducing Rep. Paul Clymer’s HB 1404 from two years ago.

Containing the same language, HB1013 would prohibit the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) from creating rules and regulations that would allow online gambling.

The bill also prohibits any individual or business from taking part in wagers online with a specific prohibition on collecting cash or any currency form, keeping other options such as Bitcoin from being used for online gaming.