Gary is a longtime journalist, having spent three decades covering gambling, state government, and other issues for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, in addition to stints as managing editor of the Bedford (Pa.) Gazette and as a reporter for United Press International and the Middletown (Conn.) Press. Contact Gary at gary@usbets.com.
Penn National Gaming’s sports betting site had an extraordinary month pocketing bettors’ money, but it’s unclear if it was just a one-month blip or something longer-lasting.
→If the COVID pandemic eases, it’s conceivable based on 2020 performance and expansion coming in 2021 that Pennsylvania could reach $4 billion in gaming revenue.
→Online sports betting and casino play finished with new records in 2020 while land-based gaming dropped off for both the month and year.
→Officials from Live! Philadelphia and others in the state’s gaming industry suggest there’s room to grow and keep PA residents close to home.
→Just four fines were issued against the casino industry for violating regulations last year, down from a high of 47 in 2017.
→Nearly 2,000 Pennsylvanians entered the contest seeking a share of $500,000 by picking the most NFL winners throughout the season.
→Philadelphia and Pittsburgh kick off the NHL’s COVID-adjusted season late Wednesday afternoon, with the Flyers favored for a change.
→It’s been a long time since Cleveland won an NFL game in Pittsburgh, and COVID cases aren’t helping their bid to snap that streak.
→Rush Street aims to benefit with sports bettors from how popular “The Bus” was during his decade with the Steelers.
→The new casino-hotel is to operate initially on a controlled basis amid the pandemic, but it has big long-term ambitions.
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