The home of the Uber´s driverless cars, Pennsylvania became the fourth state and the most popular to approve internet gaming competing with New Jersey, Nevada and Delaware. (READ SO: NEW JERSEY EXPANDING THEIR INTERNET GAMBLING MARKET BY HARD ROCK CASINO´S HAND)
Online versions of poker and other casino games are expected to launch this year, although the exact timing is unclear. The Gaming Control Board still has to write regulations, and the land-based casinos must pay licensing fees and set up the sites.
Pennsylvania generates more commercial casino revenue than any other state except Nevada, and tax revenues from legal gambling are the highest in the country, despites this and as a plus, blackjack rules here are among the best in the country. Player naturals must be paid 3-to-2, and all games feature late surrender, the option to double on any two cards, the option to double after splitting and the requirement that the dealer stand on Soft 17.
In their website the Gaming Control Board affirms that “Players should expect that the rules of play for internet gaming will be similar to the rules of play in the land-based casinos”, how ever as is applied in the other 3 states online casino gaming will be available only to people who are physically in the state.
