Articles by James Foglio (65)
ESPN BET-operator PENN Entertainment is struggling to grow and even maintain its branding partnership with the “Worldwide Leader in Sports.” Of course, ESPN BET launched its sportsbook in mid-November of 2023. This has also caught the attention of the best offshore sportsbooks, which are keenly observing the performance of new entrants in the market. […]
Mahmud Mollah, a resident of Lansdale, Pennsylvania, has been arrested on federal wire fraud charges in the NBA betting scandal that banned Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter from the league for life. The best offshore sportsbooks have also been impacted by the scandal, adjusting their protocols to prevent similar occurrences in the future. Pennsylvania […]
Pennsylvania’s Live! Casino and Hotel in Philadelphia has been fined $100,000 for accepting and placing sports wagers by phone. In June 2022, staff at the property, which is owned by Stadium Casino RE, LLC, an affiliate of The Cordish Companies, accepted and placed 15 bets worth $287,421 over an eight-day period for a patron […]
Parx Casino north of Philadelphia in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, has announced that it’s amending its hotel plans from new construction to acquisition. This comes just days after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court revealed it would review the legality of skill games, which remain unregulated by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB). Pennsylvania Supreme Court will decide […]
Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in East Hanover Township, Pennsylvania, closed its poker room in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the casino is preparing to resume the activity. Earlier this year, the casino confirmed to PennLive that poker is making a return to the facility. “We’re excited to bring poker back,” […]
The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) made five arrests in April and May in connection with a $170,000 cheating scheme, involving a Live! Casino Philadelphia table games dealer. A Live! Casino Philadelphia dealer conspired with three patrons in two different games to cheat and defraud the casino According to a press release from the PSP […]
A horse racing driver was hospitalized after sustaining an injury on Saturday during a multicart accident at Pennsylvania’s Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. Driver Mike Wilder was thrown onto the track, where he lost consciousness from the impact During a harness race, the second-place horse slowed down as it was running at the North […]
Relax Gaming, the igaming aggregator, has its US brand RLX Gaming ready to go live in Pennsylvania with BetMGM to mark its entry into a second state with the operator partner. Online slots will be available to residents in the Quaker State. Relax Gaming won Global Gaming Awards’ Product Launch of the Year in […]
Pennsylvania online poker players will legally be able to play games and enter tournaments with poker app gamblers in other legal states “before the end of the year” if House Bill 2078 becomes law. HB 2078 would authorize the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to add the state to the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement According […]
Pennsylvania Police are investigating an incident where a 52-year-old woman from Avoca attempted to use a counterfeit $50 bill at a slot machine on May 25 at the Mohegan Pennsylvania Casino. The slot machine rejected the cash. When the woman went to the main cage to exchange it for another bill, she learned that […]