Sportsbooks in the Keystone State generated above the half-billion mark in sports betting handle for a third consecutive month, $509.5 million, yet could not keep the pace set in January when they collectively generated a record $615.3 million in bets.
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Pennsylvania is one of those states, and in February figures released Tuesday by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, 92.2% of the month’s wagers were placed via computers, phones, and tablets.Still, the February data for in-person betting revenue is quite telling. It’s more lopsided than ever toward the Philadelphia-area sportsbooks — a trend with the potential to continue until the next football season begins.
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Throughout the month, the gaming control board’s Office of Compulsive and Problem Gambling will join the state Department of Drug and Alcohol, the Pennsylvania Lottery, the Council on Compulsive Gambling of Pennsylvania and more to educate Pennsylvanians about gambling disorders while providing outreach and prevention options.
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Those betting on sports in Pennsylvania were very active in January, boasting record highs in betting handle to start the year. Sports betting revenue was also high, although it was a slightly lower month-over-month from the December revenue numbers.
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Figures released Wednesday by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board show the state’s licensed gambling operators reported combined revenue of $311.1m, a modest 2.7% gain from the same month last year but nearly twice the sum the market reported in December 2020.
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Help line calls logged by the Council on Compulsive Gambling of Pennsylvania did not go up overall — a fact believed to be tied to how COVID-19 shut down land-based gambling options for one-third of the year — but they soared for the newest forms of gaming.
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Pennsylvania is well into a new era of expanded gambling, both retail and online. As Pennsylvanians discover increased options and methods for gambling available to them, new resources to help prevent and treat problem gambling have arrived as well as part of the state’s ongoing effort to promote responsible gambling.
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