Pennsylvania legalized sports betting in the fall of 2017 as part of a comprehensive gambling expansion package. However, it was not before mid-November that the state went live with legal wagering on sporting events.
According to the latest financial information released by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, the state’s first three sportsbooks generated revenue of $2,006,546 in December.
Harrah’s Philadelphia’s sportsbook will be the fourth retail betting facility in the Philly area and the sixth in Pennsylvania to become operational, following last year’s strike down of a long-standing federal ban on wagering on sports. Mobile betting is expected to be rolled out in the state later this year.
The facility will undergo a two-day testing period that will be over watched by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. If everything goes according to plan, the sportsbook will celebrate its grand opening on Thursday.
