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Pennsylvania Sports Betting Sees $32M In Second Full Month

90.5 WESA | By Associated Press
Published February 19, 2019 at 11:27 AM EST
Keith Srakocic
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AP

The second full month of legal sports betting in Pennsylvania saw gamblers double the amount they wagered.

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board said gamblers bet $32 million in January at five casinos and one off-track betting parlor where it approved sports betting.

SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia led the way with $10.8 million in bets, trailed closely by Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh with $9.5 million in bets. The casinos made $2.6 million, while $940,000 went to taxes.

For comparison, New Jersey's casino and racetrack-based sports books took in $385 million worth of bets in January.

A 2017 state law allows owners of Pennsylvania's 12 casinos to pay a $10 million fee to operate sports betting. States are increasingly legalizing sports betting after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way last May.
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