With casinos ordered closed by the state starting Dec. 12 due to a surge in COVID-19, total gaming revenues fell 42.2% to $168.7 million during the month. But customers still had access to igaming and online sports betting, which helped mitigate the damage.
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Sixteen years after the state authorized two casinos in Philadelphia, the city’s second casino is finally ready to open — though the timing, amid a historic pandemic that has devastated entertainment venues, could be more auspicious.
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Jerome Bettis, the former Pittsburgh Steelers running back, was named brand ambassador and spokesman for BetRivers, casino officials announced Friday. BetRivers is a brand by the gambling company Rush Street Interactive.
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Penn National has now opened Barstool-branded sportsbooks at the Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg and Ameristar East Chicago Casino & Hotel in Indiana, and Greektown Casino Hotel in Detroit, Michigan.
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Pennsylvania’s closed casinos will be able to reopen Monday morning along with other business operations impacted by a state government order tied to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Betfred USA Sports is becoming an emerging player domestically as its newest online sportsbook launched Wednesday in Pennsylvania just in time for the NBA season tip-off and college football and NFL playoffs.
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The Pennsylvania-based casino operator said a Barstool Sportsbook will open tomorrow at its Greektown Casino Hotel in Detroit, Michigan. A Barstool Sportsbook will also open tomorrow at the Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg in Indiana, and another brick-and-mortar Barstool venue will debut at Ameristar East Chicago Casino & Hotel on Christmas Eve.
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Pennsylvania becomes the seventh state for BetMGM, which is operated by Roar Digital – a 50-50 joint venture partnership between casino operator MGM Resorts International and United Kingdom gaming operator Entain PLC.
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Pennsylvania’s online gambling and sports betting revenue helped paper over the double-digit losses suffered by state casinos’ land-based slots and tables in November.
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Pennsylvania has become the third state to again close its casino industry due to resurging COVID-19 infections. In an announcement Thursday, Gov. Tom Wolf and the state’s health secretary said casinos and other businesses would close on Saturday. The shutdown will last through Jan. 4.
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Gambling, resort, and entertainment company MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) announced in a press release yesterday it is opening its BetMGM online casino in Pennsylvania. The mobile app used to interface with the casino offers approximately 140 simulations of casino and slot games.
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BetMGM’s pending arrival in Pennsylvania kicked off on Tuesday with the announcement of a multi-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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