According to one report released by The Patriot-News newspaper several days ago, a manufacturer of games of skill in question here is the Pace-O-Matic Incorporated company. Pace-O-Matic Incorporated at the moment leases around 10,000 so-called skill-based games to a massive range of locations throughout The Keystone State including social clubs, gas stations, and convenience stores. These games of skill that look very similar to regular slot machines were ruled legal back in 2014 after a judge of Beaver County determined that these are games of skill since players make inputs on their own to determine the result of gaming sessions.

Reversal of 2014 Decision

However, one ruling from the 20^th of November last year led by the state’s Commonwealth Court reversed that earlier decision from 2014 by decreeing that such so-called games of skill are in fact illegal considering the fact that these are not regulated by the state’s gaming regulatory body, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.

Since these games were not regulated by the state’s authority body, they were also exempt from the 34% slot taxes. The Commonwealth Court which reversed the previous decision also pointed out that such games could be played by minors.

As reported by The Patriot-News, the state’s Police’s Liquor Control Enforcement decided to conduct its own series of raids back in December in Cumberland County and Dauphin County in that a great number of the Pace-O-Matic Incorporated-branded games of skills were previously confiscated.

The company reacted almost immediately as its officials decided to apply for an injunction extension which went into effect just four days later. With this application for an injunction extension in place, the police were prohibited from confiscating any further Pace-O-Matic Incorporated gaming units which gave the manufacturer more time to prepare for further legal steps.

Pace-O-Matic Incorporated Petitioned to Extend the Previous Injunction

The Pace-O-Matic Incorporated company based in the city of Duluth in Georgia distributes its games of skill games across the state of Pennsylvania through many different local subsidiaries. After many of its gaming units were confiscated following the most recent injunction, the company has petitioned Commonwealth Court Judge Mrs. Ceisler to extend the previous injunction in order to prevent any further arm not only to itself but also to its partner venues.

Matt Haverstick who is a lawyer working on the company’s behalf used a hearing from several days ago to tell Judge Ellen Ceisler that Pace-O-Matic Incorporated believes that the previous ruling from Beaver County should be honored once again due to the absence of any subsequent legislative steps or some other definitive decision by another court. The attorney also attempted to head off emerging underage betting fears as he detailed that the company’s contracts require all venues and host sites to prohibit game access to minors.

Matt Haverstick also detailed that the company that he represents is trying to get a final determination on whether games of skills are legal or not in the state. He also added that Pace-O-Matic Incorporated is not hiding anything. Judge Ellen Ceisler is now expected to decide on the company’s injunction extension application within the following several days.

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This Swedish online gaming operators formerly known as Unibet Group Plc includes ten prominent brands apart from Unibet including iGame and 32Red. The company has been present on the scene for more than twenty years as it opened its doors back in 1997. In addition to offering all sorts of sportsbetting and online casino adventures, it also features online bingo and online poker rooms. Its most prominent brand is Unibet casino which was also established in 1997.

After Going Live in New Jersey, Pennsylvania is Next

The company’s flagship brand which boasts a massive player base including players from all over the world is fully licensed and regulated by the most prominent industry’s governing bodies including the UK Gambling Commission and Malta Gaming Authority. Unibet can be accessed via all sorts of gaming devices from various parts of the world and as of recently, its service and products are available to residents of New Jersey.

Before going live in the United States, Kindred Group has obtained its Casino Service Industry Enterprise License for New Jersey back in 2018. It has also obtained a sportsbook alongside its partner Kambi. The company’s senior vice president stated that Kindred is excited to announce that its service and products offered in a secure, safe and sustainable gaming environment are available to all interested New Jersey customers.

He also added that Kindred Group has been preparing to take these steps for a long time. Since the company’s see the importance and rapid growth of the online gambling market in the United States, they believe to explore the market further in the near future. The company’s senior vice president stated that following in line will probably be Pennsylvania and the company’s collaboration with Mohegan Sun Pocono.

Announcing Unibet Logo Redesign

Following the latest news on the company’s next in line venture into the United States market, Kindred has also announced that they are changing their well-known Unibet logo. The new logo design is set to be released on the 17^th of June. The main idea behind the logo is to better suit mobile gaming and mobile gaming environments especially today when more and more players prefer mobile gaming over traditional online gaming sessions.

The company’s Chief Marketing Officer, Elen Barber stated that it was extremely important for the company to protect the authentic heritage of its flagship brand during the process of redesigning its logo. She also added that the main creative criteria they determine included maintaining the brand’s logo familiarity, but with a modern, more up to date feel and look.

What is, even more, is that Kindred Group will use the redesigned Unibet logo globally. This is huge for Unibet which has been present in the industry for more than twenty years. Hopefully, Unibet’s more than twenty-five million players from all over the globe like the new logo.

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According to Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, should things go as planned, such a successful “The Keystone State” would become the fourth US jurisdiction to legalize online gambling following in the footsteps of New Jersey, Delaware, and Nevada.

According to the report, seven land-based venues of thirteen operating in the state have already received their licenses to start offering online poker games after the said date. A total of ten casinos have applied for and successfully received licenses to provide and slots electronic table games. Online casinos in Pennsylvania expected to be launched in mid-2019 include Harrah’s, Hollywood, Mount Airy, Mohegan Sun Pocono, Parx, Presque Isle, Rivers, SugarHouse and Valley Forge.

The Canadian iGaming operator’s PokerStars brand, The Stars Group Incorporated, will likely be one of the first gaming sites to go live in Pennsylvania. The launch is likely to happen through a cooperation agreement with Mount Airy Resort and Casino. Another operator likely to follow the suit is PartyPoker, a brand operated by GVC Holdings in cooperation with Valley Forge Casino.

Sports Betting Good to Go as Well

According to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control board, the week starting with Monday, July 15, 2019, will be a timeframe for the start of the iGaming implementation This should provide approximately 90 days for the licensees and operators to meet their obligations and deliver all required information and materials to the state’s Control Board. They will also need to provide the necessary inside controls and to gather all the certifications required to offer online gaming in the state of Pennsylvania.

The PA Gaming Control Board is working hard on reviewing interactive applications, and it will be over soon. Players in 6th-most populous state will have a chance to play playing casino games in the nearest future. This news brought excitement to many casino lovers.

Gov. Tom Wolf accepted and signed the bill in October 2017, turning it into law and making Pennsylvania the fourth state after New Jersey, Nevada, and West Virginia to make online betting on sports legal. This is likely to result in online intrastate services for sports bookmakers going live in the near future, perhaps starting with unique-branded deals from Valley Forge Casino, Mount Airy Resort and Casino, and SugarHouse.

The publication date announcement is reportedly coming after the last month when the Board responded to the Federal Government’s change to the 1961 Wire Act for indefinitely postponing the launch of regulated online poker and other online gambling services. However, the state’s regulator is now happy to move forward with the plans as they sent out a letter in which all licensees are advised that they must fully meet the new legal position by not providing iGaming services across state borders.

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On Wednesday, January 16^th, the state’s Gaming Control Board released the revenue figures earned through casino’s which showed that almost $3.2 billion was generated from Pennsylvania’s 12 casinos, thus setting a record for the most money earned in a year ever since the legalization of gambling back in 2006.

Notably, irrespective of the money earned by table games dropping by 1.34 percent last year, the record was still reached according to the state’s Gaming Control Board.

The board also revealed that over 2.39 billion of the Money was received from slot machines and offset the drop in table game revenue.

A report published by the gaming board revealed that the Tax revenue collected from table games and slot machine play topped $1.3 billion for the year 2018.

As per reports, over the last 13 years, nearly 32 billion in revenue was generated by The state’s casinos. And as for Table games, which received legal approval back in 2010, they have accounted for $6.4 billion of that revenue.

A report published by The gaming board states that for the year 2018, the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh was the fourth highest grossing facility for table games in the state, with $76 million earned, behind casinos in Bethlehem, Bucks County, and Philadelphia.

Additionally representing the biggest increase in the state,  table game revenues for the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh jumped by more than 15 percent back in the previous year.

According to the state report, the small Lady Luck Casino at the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort earned $4million from its games for the year 2018 and as for The Meadows Casino in Washington, it saw its table game revenues slip to $35.7 million back in the previous year.

The recent legalization of sports betting and online games have been approved by the board which could see casino revenues enjoying a further jump.

Several reports also suggest that within the next couple of years Mini-casinos in York, Lawrence, and Westmoreland, could possibly be opened.

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It’s only been a month since sports betting got legalized in Pennsylvania, and already gamblers wagered roughly $16 million at three casinos.

The results were published on Thursday, January 17th ’s report by Pennsylvania state regulators, December results for sports betting at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh, SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia and Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course near Hershey were also included in the results.

Thanks to these staggering numbers, yet another Pennsylvania casino, Parx Casino in suburban Philadelphia, went on to open its sports book in January making it the fourth casino to do so in the state of Pennsylvania.

Back in the initial stages of the previous year, a state law was passed which permits owners of Pennsylvania’s 12 casinos to pay a $10 million fee to operate sports betting. Additionally, more and more States are rapidly legalizing sports betting after the U.S. Supreme Court gave the nod to do so back in May 2018.

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