Imminent Review for Pennsylvania Online Gambling

As announced by the House Gaming Oversight Committee, the state House of Representatives have scheduled a public hearing to take place on 27 September to review states within Pennsylvania which currently have fantasy sports and/or i-Gaming.

Earlier this year the House approved legislation regarding online poker and the State Senate are to vote on this at an undetermined date. One of the objectives of the hearing will be to push forward this bill. Rep. John Payne (R-106th District) and Rep. Rosita Youngblood (D-198th District) are aiming to expedite the bill before the year end.

The Keystone State has a US$100 million budget to fund via gambling expansion and online gambling. If the online gambling bill doesn’t pass, there could be a shortage of money in the State next year. Richy Muny, VP of Player Relations for the Poker Players Alliance, is contacting and encouraging others to contact Pennsylvania lawmakers in support of online poker.

This is a pivotal time for Pennsylvania’s online poker bill (HB 2150). The state senate reconvenes this week for three days and, if the bill doesn’t pass during this time, there will only be one more opportunity in 2016 for a vote (October 17-19 and 24-26).