{"id":2679,"date":"2018-03-11T17:08:43","date_gmt":"2018-03-11T18:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=2679"},"modified":"2018-03-11T20:35:07","modified_gmt":"2018-03-11T20:35:07","slug":"pennsylvania-plans-making-online-gaming-licenses-available-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/pennsylvania-plans-making-online-gaming-licenses-available-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania Plans On Making Online Gaming Licenses Available In April"},"content":{"rendered":"

During a recent House budget hearing, Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Executive Director Kevin O\u2019Toole<\/strong> offered up a general timeline for the implementation of online poker in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Toole told lawmakers that the Board is in the process of not only crafting temporary regulations for online gambling, but expects to begin the licensing process for operators in mid-April<\/strong>. The PGCB began accepting non-operator interactive applications last month.<\/p>\n

What happens next?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Thanks to provisions in the law, the mid-April date provides us with a good jumping off point for when Pennsylvania online poker might launch.<\/p>\n

Once the licensing process commences, there is a 120-day window<\/strong> for Pennsylvania\u2019s land-based casinos to apply for the available operator licenses. If any licenses remain after that initial 120-day period, those licenses would be made available to qualified out of state casinos and online gaming companies.<\/p>\n

Within that 120-day period is an initial 90-day period when the state\u2019s Category 1, Category 2, and Category 3 casinos can only apply for a full online gaming license. The cost of that license is $10 million and authorizes the licensee to offer online slots, online table games, and online poker.<\/p>\n

Beginning on day 91, the $10 million, all-inclusive license splits into three categories \u2013 slots, table games, and poker. Each of those licenses costs $4 million and the state\u2019s land-based casinos can apply for an individual slot, table game, or poker license, or mix and match.<\/p>\n

After 120 days has elapsed the same bifurcated licenses are available to the previously mentioned \u201cqualified\u201d outside entities, at the same cost \u2013 $4 million per license.<\/p>\n

Additionally, a second clock begins once the PGCB begins accepting license applications, as by law, the PGCB is given 90 days to approve a received application.<\/p>\n

Upshot<\/span><\/h3>\n

The current lack of even temporary regulations, coupled with the above licensing timeline suggests that online gaming might not launch until at least Q4 of 2018<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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