Live Poker In Pennsylvania
Live! Casino Philadelphia had hoped to open before the start of 2021. But COVID-19 and city and state health officials had other plans.
- Live Poker Legislation in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania has fully legal and regulated land based gambling. The relevant legislation in effect today is the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act, passed in 2013. Licencing and regulation are under the purview of the Pennsylvania.
- Longtime online poker giant PokerStars partnered with Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mt. Pocono to launch the first online poker room in Pennsylvania in early November 2019, also launching its online casino at.
- The PokerStars NJ site first went live in March 2016. In Pennsylvania, the land-based partner is Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono. PokerStars PA first opened in November 2019. So far, the PokerStars site remains the sole online poker room operating in the Keystone State. However, both partypoker and WSOP.com appear poised to launch.
Originally targeting a late January date, the destination casino in the Stadium District of Philadelphia announced on Wednesday their official Grand Opening on Thursday, Feb.11 at 8 p.m. – pending PGCB approval.
Both Philadelphia and Pennsylvania approved the resumption of live casino play starting Monday, Jan. 4.
Preview Days begin Jan. 19 with Grand Opening to follow
Online gambling was legalized in Pennsylvania back in October of 2017, when Governor Tom Wolf signing off on the H 271 bill. The scope of the bill entails all sorts of gambling activities, from casinos and sports betting to online poker in Pennsylvania. So far, PokerStars Pennsylvania is the only.
Before the Grand Opening to the public, Live! will have some test runs.
Beginning Jan. 19 at 4 p.m. will be a series of Preview Days, open to Live! Rewards Club members. These events will be reservation-only.
The Cordish Companies’ Live! Rewards program allows players to accumulate points across any of their retail gaming facilities. Players can now also earn tier credits online via the PlayLive! mobile app.
Live! Casino Philadelphia is putting on the finishing touches
The casino has been hiring since early November, and a sister Live! Casino property opened near Pittsburgh in late November.
The company already has an online casino up and running.
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FanDuel will run Live!’s retail sportsbook. A huge sign recently went up outside as a reminder. And the Live! opening should mean a new 29-seat poker room.
Workers were busily applying outside finishing touches on Monday at one entrance to the Philly property.
Signs have gone up recently, including a massive changeable one at the corner of South Darien St. and Packer Ave.
The casino interior is partially visible and looks ready for action.
In-depth preview of Live! Casino Philadelphia available
PlayPennsylvania recently published an extensive three-part preview series on the project.
The first part looks at the history of the site, the project and the developer – The Cordish Companies of Baltimore.
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The Live! casino and entertainment complex adjoins the Wells Fargo Center, Lincoln Financial Field, Citizens Bank Park, and an existing Cordish/Comcast-Spectacor development, an entertainment and dining center known as Xfinity Live!
The new project shakes up the Philly region’s brick-and-mortar gaming market, which is also explored in Part 1. An extensive timeline is also included in the first installment.
Part 2 delves into other casinos’ revenue figures in the region and plans for cross-promotions with sports and tourism for Live!
And Part 3 examines how Live! hopes to fit into the city and neighborhood while also marketing itself as a destination casino.
Editor’s Note: This article was updated Jan. 6 with opening dates confirmed by Live!