As Pennsylvania braces for a flood of online gambling license applications, one local casino operator wants licensees to be limited to a single online gambling ‘skin.’

This week, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) posted the application forms for would-be Interactive Gaming Manufacturers, Suppliers and Interactive Gaming Service providers. Applications will be accepted as of April 2, while a date for accepting applications for Interactive Gaming Platform Providers will be posted at “a future time.”

Pennsylvania became only the fourth US state to approve intrastate online gambling last fall, and hopes are that the lessons learned from online-friendly states like New Jersey will allow Pennsylvania to accelerate its online market launch timeline.

However, as the crafting of online regulations continues, gaming stakeholders continue to lobby hard for certain rules to be adopted. In the case of the state’s market-leading land-based Parx Casino, the issue of how many branded ‘skins’ each online licensee will be permitted to offer is front and center.