Application period for Pennsylvania online gambling licenses opens in April

The wait is (almost) over for operators wanting to get their hands on Pennsylvania’s long-awaited online gambling licenses.

According to CBS Philly, Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) Executive Director Kevin O’Toole confirmed at a recent House budget hearing that his agency is in the process of crafting temporary regulations for online gambling. The PGCB official is expecting the first wave of online gambling applications to start coming in by April.

The 90-day application period, which will run from mid-April “and will go through mid-July,” according to O’Toole. An all-in-one license covering online slots, online table games, and online peer-to-peer gaming such as poker will be available during this period for a total price of $10 million, a discounted price tag for Pennsylvania casino operators like Parx Casino and Churchill Downs wanting to operate online casino and poker in the state.

Operators who seek only one kind of license will have to wait until the 91st day of the application period to apply for the licenses—which, by then, will cost $4 million apiece. Non-Pennsylvanian operators can apply for the individual licenses after 120 days, or sometime around August.