Pennsylvania okays three more casinos for sports betting

Pennsylvania’s sports bettors will soon have more legal wagering options after state regulators gave tentative approval to three casinos’ sportsbook plans.

On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) approved the transactional waiver of European technology outfit Kambi, which will provide betting services for the state’s market-leading Parx Casino following a recent deal with Parx’s owner Greenwood Gaming & Entertainment. The PGCB approved Parx’s sports betting application in early October.

The PGCB also gave tentative license approval to Rush Street Interactive (RSI), which plans to provide betting (with Kambi’s help) for the state’s SugarHouse and Rivers casinos. Both venues are owned by RSI’s parent company Rush Street Gaming and received their own betting approvals at the end of October.

Philly.com quoted PGCB spokesman Douglas Harbach saying both Parx and SugarHouse would likely begin their two-day test runs of their temporary sportsbooks “sometime in the next several weeks.” Rivers had previously stated that it hoped to launch betting this weekend but a casino spokesman told WXPI that preparations were still ongoing and that the launch would happen “soon.”