Inside Pennsylvania's online gambling boom that has lawmakers staring down a multibillion-dollar dilemma

Inside Pennsylvania’s online gambling boom that has lawmakers staring down a multibillion-dollar dilemma


A new report from a Pennsylvania commission highlights a growing problem in the state, yet lawmakers are faced with a number of tough decisions in their search for a solution.

Earlier this month, the Joint State Government Commission of Pennsylvania published a report on the state of online gambling, including sports betting, which has exploded in popularity since the United States Supreme Court struck down a federal 1992 prohibition on sports betting in May 2018.

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By the beginning of 2025, “95% of all sports betting wagers and 60% of all slot machine wagers in Pennsylvania were made online,” according to the House

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