Nine Pennsylvania casinos apply for online gambling licenses

Nine Pennsylvania casino operators applied for online gambling licenses ahead of Monday’s deadline, according to the state gaming regulator.

On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) confirmed that nine of its 13 brick-and-mortar casino licensees had applied for the multi-vertical (slots, table games, poker) online gambling licenses by the close of business on Monday.

The operators behind the Parx Casino, Mount Airy and the unbuilt Live! Hotel & Casino in Philadelphia filed their applications last week, while six laggards – the operators of Sands Bethlehem, Hollywood Casino, Valley Forge, Harrah’s Philadelphia, Rivers Casino and the SugarHouse in Philadelphia – got their applications in just under the wire on Monday.

That leaves the operators of the Meadows Racetrack & Casino, Mohegan Sun Pocono, Presque Isle Downs and Lady Luck Nemacolin on the sidelines. Presque Isle was recently acquired by noted online gambling fans Churchill Downs Inc, although the deal has yet to formally conclude.