In Pennsylvania, SugarHouse Casino has allegedly become the third casino at the Philadelphia area to officially apply for a license that will allow it to operate a land-based sportsbook.
According to a Saturday report from local tv broadcaster KYW-TV, the casino owned by Chicago-headquartered Rush Street Gaming submitted its sportsbetting license application to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on August 26 following similar motions from local competitions Parx Casino and Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack.
Although the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board will consider the software because of its two opponents on Wednesday, SugarHouse Casino is not set to get its own sportsbetting license petition assessed until a hearing scheduled for October 31. If it proves successful, the centre will supposedly be asked to hand over a fee of $10 million and also agree to a related tax rate of 36%.
Sportsbook possibilities proving appealing:
The move by SugarHouse means a full one-third of Pennsylvania’s twelve casinos have applied for a sportsbetting license following the ratification of expanded gaming laws nearly a year ago.
Casino’s extensive offerings:
Rush Street Gaming started the 1.3 million sq ft SugarHouse Casino on the dockyard website of the former Jack Frost Sugar Refinery at September of 2010 together with the facility offering 1,891 slots along with 103 gaming tables plus a 28-table poker room.
IGaming licenses a-plenty:
Away from sportsbetting along with a Friday report by iGamingBusiness.com (iGB) clarified the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is likely a ‘coordinated launch’ of online gaming services after earlier issuing 32 of its 39 licenses. It reported that just The Meadows Casino Racetrack and Resort and Lady Luck Casino Nemocolin didn’t employ for iGaming licenses with Presque Isle Downs and Casino asking only for permission to offer online table and slot games.
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