Pennsylvania Gives Approval To 'Stadium Gambling'Hybrid Games Coming To State In February |
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On Wednesday, Pennsylvania gaming regulators gave the OK to so-called “stadium gambling” at Sands Casino Bethlehem, according to a report from The Morning Call.
The casino company, owned by Sheldon Adelson, already has the offerings at the Venetian in Las Vegas, and the idea is to attract younger gamblers to its Keystone State property.
The 150-seat stadium gambling area will open in February. Stadium gambling is considered more or less a hybrid of live dealer table games and electronic gambling machines. Stadium gambling reportedly has been popular in Asian casinos and is slowly making its way to the U.S.
The decision by state gaming regulators is part of a broader effort to beef up the state’s gambling industry as competition in the region for tax revenue off of gambling dollars skyrockets.
Pennsylvania is the state most likely to be next in the regulation of real-money online poker sites, as lawmakers there continue to discuss the state budget and tax revenue streams. Other ideas, like slots at airports, have been discussed.
The Pennsylvania casino gambling market is worth around $3 billion annually, but it hasn’t grown for the past couple of years, and many are concerned about new casinos in New York and Maryland.
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