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4/9/2022

The wheels of government, both in passing laws and creating the necessary governing bodies and regulatory boards to carry out those laws, typically move at a glacier’s pace.

Retail sports betting went live back in November of 2018, but it wasn’t until online sportsbooks started taking bets in June 2019 that sports betting in Pennsylvania really took off. Online is the clear choice.

The lone exception, however, is when there is a several billion dollar pie at stake and everyone is clamoring for a slice.

It was at the end of 2017 that Pennsylvania passed its gaming law, allowing the state’s casinos to offer sports betting. This was done in anticipation of the US Supreme Court overturning a law that made it illegal for states to regulate sports betting.

The SCOTUS decision was handed down in May 2018, paving the way. Six months later, a Pennsylvania sportsbook took its first live sports bet. There are now a dozen retail sports betting

Rivers Sportsbook

Status:Operational
Address:777 Casino Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15212

Current opening hours are:

  • Pennsylvania sports betting law permits customers 21 or older to bet online from anywhere within state lines via licensed sportsbook websites and mobile apps. Bettors may also visit retail sportsbooks at licensed casinos, racetracks, and off-track betting facilities (OTBs) to place wagers in person.
  • In January 2019, Pennsylvania’s sportsbooks handled $32 million in sports betting wagers. This figure is almost certain to rise throughout 2019, particularly once mobile sports betting options are legalized, enticing millennial bettors to get involved in this newly-regulated environment.
  • Mondays through Thursdays: 10 a.m. to midnight
  • Fridays: 10 a.m. to 2 a.m.
  • Saturdays: 9 a.m. to 2 a.m.
  • Sundays: 9 a.m. to midnight

Located in the heart of Pittsburgh just a short walk from Heinz Field and PNC Park is the Rivers Sportsbook in the Rivers Casino. It boasts betting windows staffed 104 hours a week, self-service kiosks open all day long, and a beautiful location right on the Ohio River.

Live betting windows: 6
Self-service sports betting kiosks: 18
Audio/video: 10 HD TVs
Food/beverage: Bar and food menu available.
Software partner: Kambi
Online options: BetRivers

SugarHouse Sportsbook

Status:Operational
Address:1001 N. Delaware Dr, Philadelphia, PA 19125

(Opening hours are identical to Rivers Sportsbook’s.)

Philadelphia’s first casino, and now first sportsbook, is located on the Delaware River. The SugarHouse Sportsbook, situated directly across from the poker room in the SugarHouse Casino, is open every day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The casino itself is open 24 hours a day.

SugarHouse offers:

  • Point spread
  • Moneyline
  • Alternative line
  • Three-way moneyline
  • Over/under
  • Futures

All major team sports are available, as is boxing, MMA, golf, tennis and motor racing.

Live betting windows: 6
Self-service sports betting kiosks: 12
Audio/video: 12 HD TV monitors. A 14-by-7-foot video wall with odds display.
Food/beverage: Full-service bar and food menu available.
Software partner: Kambi
Online options: PlaySugarHouse.com PA

The Sportsbook at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course

Status:Operational
Address:777 Hollywood Blvd., Grantville, PA 17028

Opening hours:

  • Mondays through Fridays: 11 a.m. to 12 a.m.
  • Saturdays and Sundays: 10 a.m. to 12 a.m.

The Hollywood Casino at Penn National became the first Pennsylvania casino to offer its customers an operating sportsbook when it launched in November 2018.

The sportsbook features individual viewing stations, a 50-foot wall of televisions, and sports wagers that range from football, baseball, and basketball to rugby, cricket, and cycling.

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Simulcast racing takes place seven days a week, and its 12-month live racing schedule features a total of 172 days in 2019.

Powered by William Hill, the largest sportsbook provider in the United States, the app is expected to be ready and online sometime in 2019.

Live betting windows: 6
Self-service sports betting kiosks: Yes
Audio/video: Viewing stations. Odds-display monitors. 50-feet of wall space dedicated to TVs. More than 50 televisions. One 110-inch video screen.
Food/beverage: Food/Beverage available at nearby Skybox Sports Bar
Software partner: Kambi
Online options: PA sports betting app launching in 2020

The Sportsbook at Parx Casino

Status:Operational
Address:2999 Street Rd, Bensalem, PA 19020

Having just opened in January 2019, the new Sportsbook at Parx Casino gives the Philadelphia area yet another location to place sports bets.

Parx offers the following bet types:

  • Point spread
  • Moneyline
  • Over/under
  • Props
  • Teaser wagering
  • Futures

Bettors can place bets on:

  • Football
  • Basketball
  • Baseball
  • Hockey
  • Soccer
  • Golf
  • Tennis
  • Boxing
  • MMA
  • Motorsports

The sportsbook is open until midnight on Sundays and Mondays and until 1 a.m. the rest of the week. They offer simulcast horse racing seven days a week and live thoroughbred racing every Saturday through Tuesday.

Live betting windows: 7
Self-service sports betting kiosks: 45 (Available 24 hours)
Audio/video: 20 HD TVs. Two 16-by-9-foot video screens that split into four. Up to 28 games viewable at once.
Food/beverage: Full-service bar
Software partner: Kambi/GAN
Online options. Parx Sportsbook

South Philadelphia Race and Sportsbook

Status:Operational
Address:700 Packer Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19148

Located next to Citizens Bank Park and Lincoln Financial Field, right in the heart of the Philadelphia sports scene, is a second PA sportsbook operated by Parx.

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The Turf Club has been simulcasting horse racing and providing off-track betting to the area since 1994, and while it will continue to do that, it now offers a full slate of sports on which to wager.

The Sportsbook at Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino

Status:Operational
Address:777 Harrah’s Blvd, Chester, PA 19013
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Owned by Caesars, which operates nearly 20 sportsbooks across the country, the new sportsbook at Harrah’s is located in a 4,300-square-foot, renovated racebook.

The sportsbook houses 40 flat-screen televisions, six live-teller windows, two horse racing terminals and a series of self-service kiosks, and its all just steps from the main casino.

Harrah’s also offers simulcast horse racing seven days a week and live harness racing from April through December in addition to all the standard sportsbook fare.

Harrah’s currently runs a fully functional casino and sportsbook app in New Jersey. We expect the same kind of integration when its app goes live in Pennsylvania.

FanDuel Sportsbook at the Valley Forge Casino

StatusOperational
Address:1160 1st Ave, King of Prussia, PA 19406

FanDuel, which operates the successful sportsbook at The Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment venue in New Jersey, has partnered with the Valley Forge Casino to operate the new sportsbook there.

The book offers all the standard fare and events you would find at FanDuel’s New Jersey retail and online sportsbooks. There are even less-followed sports like darts and Aussie rules football are on offer.

With loads of experience operating mobile connectivity, both with its daily fantasy sports app and the FanDuel app, the app is the most popular option for online betting in the state.

The Sportsbook at Presque Isle Downs and Casino

StatusOperational
Address:8199 Perry Hwy, Erie, PA 16509

If you’re a Pennsylvanian in the northwest corner of the state, don’t worry. Not all of the action is going to take place in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh or the middle of the state.

Presque Isle Downs, as part of its acquisition by Churchill Downs Inc., now offers both a BetAmerica retail sportsbooks and an online BetAmerica Sportsbook site.

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Mount Airy Casino’s FOX Bet Sportsbook

Status:Operational
Address:321 Woodland Rd.
Mt. Pocono, PA 18344
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Mount Airy Casino began offering retail sports betting and the FOX Bet online sportsbook during the 2019 football season.

Mohegan Sun Pocono’s Unibet Sportsbook

Status:Operational
Address:1280 PA-315
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702

Mohegan Sun was one of the late adapters for sports betting, but the casino managed to beat some bigger players to market after partnering with Kindred, a sports betting operator in Europe.

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The casino operates a Unibet retail sportsbook at Mohegan Sun Pocono and plans to offer one at the Lehigh Downs off-track betting parlor. It also offers Unibet Online Sportsbook.