In the eight years since the World Series of Poker Main Event went to a three-starting flight schedule, only once has the Day 1A field reach 1,000 or more players and that was 2012 when they snuck into four-digit territory with 1,066 players. There was no sneaking in on Wednesday. 1,336 players showed up to… Continue reading WSOP: Bryan Campanello Bags Main Event Day 1A Chip Lead

A lot of people go to Atlantic City for their 21st birthday. The casinos give the birthday boy or girl the first opportunity to drink and gamble legally in one fun combination of some adult-only vices. Just a few days after hitting that milestone birthday, Pennsylvania online poker player Mike McNick made his way to… Continue reading Mike McNick Ready to Click Buttons With Pennsylvania Online Poker

Well Pennsylvania online poker players, all you need now is an autograph from Governor Tom Wolf and you’ll be well on your way to playing regulated online poker soon. By a vote of 109-72, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed House Bill 271, effectively regulating online poker, casino games and daily fantasy sports in the… Continue reading PA House Passes HB 271, Effectively Regulating Online Poker

For online poker supporters, June could best be summed up with the first half of a famous Shakespeare line, as the month was full of sound fury in multiple state legislators. Unfortunately, July completed the quote, as thus far, all of the hullabaloo that occurred in June has signified nothing. Even though no less than… Continue reading Pennsylvania Still a Must-Watch State for Online Poker Regulation

Pennsylvania took a positive step towards legalizing online gambling on Wednesday after the House Gaming Oversight Committee passed iGaming bill HB 649 by a vote of 18-8.

A vote by Pennsylvanialawmakers on iGaming legislation scheduled for Wednesday was postponed due to new developments in the ongoing daily fantasy sports controversy. The House Gaming Oversight Committee (HGOC) was set to meet on Wednesday to discuss Senator Kim Ward‘s online gambling bill, SB 900. That legislation aims to legalize online poker and casino games… Continue reading Pennsylvania Lawmakers Delay Internet Gambling Vote

Members of the Pennsylvania Senate Community, Economic, and Recreational Development Committee (CERD) heard testimony from several of the state’s regulators on Wednesday to assess the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board‘s (PGCB) ability to police the online gambling industry. That would, of course, only happen if iGaming were legalized in the Commonwealth. Some information for this article… Continue reading Can Pennsylvania Effectively Regulate Internet Gambling?

While progress on online poker legislation has seemingly stalled in California, Pennsylvaniahas been making strides toward regulating the industry. On Wednesday, the Community, Economic, and Recreational Development Committee conducted a hearing in front of the Pennsylvania Senate on several aspects of the Commonwealth’s gambling industry, including online and brick-and-mortar policy. Sourced for this report is… Continue reading Positive iGaming Hearing Held in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvaniais widely seen as one of the US states likely to legalize online gambling in the next few years. While the Commonwealth has taken a slow and steady approach to regulation, Keystone State lawmakers recently introduced two bills that could bring Pennsylvania closer to that goal. Visit PocketFives’ Pennsylvania poker community for the latest news… Continue reading Pennsylvania Lawmakers Introduce Two Online Gambling Bills

One of the highlights of this year’s World Series of Poker in Las Vegas was the $1,500 buy-in Monster Stackevent, which drew a crowd of 7,862 entrants. Finishing second, and amazingly edging out nearly the entire field, was Joseph McKeehen (pictured), who is known as dude904 on PocketFives and calls North Wales, Pennsylvania home. McKeehen… Continue reading “Getting 7,800 People in One Tournament is a Big Accomplishment”

With an eye toward online gambling legalization, Pennsylvania’s Parx Casino (pictured) has inked a deal with Irish software maker GameAccount to provide a “gaming-as-entertainment” online experience for its customers.

In December 2013, the Pennsylvania Legislature authorized a study of the condition of the state’s gambling industry as well as what may be in store for the future. Econsult Solutions was tasked with this challenge and has now released its report.

On Thursday, the Pennsylvania House Democratic Policy Committee held a public hearing on the impact of internet gambling. The scheduled two-and-a-half hour hearing, which was streamed online, featured a variety of witnesses and panels spanning the gamut of our industry. Among the topics discussed were policy and regulatory issues, social impacts, problem gambling, industry services,… Continue reading PPA Calls Pennsylvania Internet Gambling Hearing “100% Positive”