Three casino operators approved to offer interactive gaming

(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today awarded Interactive Gaming Certificates to three casino license holders.

The approvals were the first made by the Board for Interactive Gaming in its plan to consider all nine petition requests by casino operators at its August, September and two October 2018 public meetings. The Board has yet to establish a date in which Interactive Gaming will commence.

Gaining approval today were:

• Chester Downs and Marina, LLC, operator Harrah's Philadelphia
• Greenwood Gaming & Entertainment, Inc., operator of the Parx Casino
• Mount Airy #1, LLC, operator of the Mount Airy Casino Resort

All three of the approved certificate holders can conduct:

• Non-Peer-to-Peer interactive games which simulates slot machines;
• Non-Peer-to-Peer interactive games which simulates table games; and,
• Peer-to-Peer interactive games which simulates poker.

The license fee for each of these approved certificates is $10 million and is due no later than 60 days after today’s Board approvals.

The next meeting of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is scheduled for Wednesday, 12 September 2018 in the PGCB’s Public Hearing Room located on the second floor of Strawberry Square in Harrisburg.