In addition, Harbach said, sportsbook operator William Hill must still get approval to be a gaming operator in the state. Once the application is approved, Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing would have 60 days to pay the application fee. 12, according to director of communications Doug Harbach. Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing’s application likely won’t be considered by the gaming control board before October, though the commission does have a meeting scheduled for Sept.

Pennsylvania’s First Sports Betting License Application Could be Approved as Soon as October. Pennsylvania has 13 sports betting licenses available, one for each of the state’s commercial casinos, but casino owners have been slow to apply for the license, citing the state’s $10 million application fee and 36 percent tax on gross gaming revenue (34 percent state, 2 percent local). Gaming Control Board has received first petition to request offering sports wagering from Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing, operator of PGCB August 17, 2018 The wait is over for real movement on Pennsylvania sports betting.įriday morning, the Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing, LLC, operator of the Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Track submitted an application for a sports betting license, making it the first company to do so since Pennsylvania legalized sports betting last October.

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