Pennsylvania House okays budget revenue plan, no gambling details

Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives approved a budget revenue plan Tuesday night, and while gambling revenue is reportedly part of this plan, it remains to be seen if online gambling is included.

In June, state legislators agreed on a $32b spending plan for the 2017-18 fiscal year, but they’ve yet to work out the precise details on how they’ll pay for that spending. Roughly $200m of this revenue has been earmarked as coming from gambling expansion, but the House bill that legislators approved Tuesday night offered no further specifics on what a gambling expansion might include.

Last month, state legislators allegedly reached a tentative agreement on a gambling expansion plan that would include online casino and poker sites, as well as daily fantasy sports operations.

Other components reportedly included allowing the state’s current casino operators to build up to 10 ‘satellite’ casinos and authorizing up to 1,500 video gaming terminals (VGT) scattered across the state’s truck stops.