{"id":2687,"date":"2018-03-11T18:39:27","date_gmt":"2018-03-11T19:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=2687"},"modified":"2018-03-11T20:37:40","modified_gmt":"2018-03-11T20:37:40","slug":"pa-month-away-starting-online-casino-licensing-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/pa-month-away-starting-online-casino-licensing-process\/","title":{"rendered":"PA Is A Month Away From Starting Online Casino Licensing Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Things are starting to feel real when it comes to online gambling in <strong>Pennsylvania<\/strong>. Gov. <strong>Tom Wolf<\/strong> signed the gambling expansion law legalizing online casinos less than five months ago. Now the state is almost ready to <strong>start accepting applications<\/strong> for those wanting an iGaming license.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"license_application_period_should_start_mid-april\">License application period should start mid-April<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board<\/strong> (PGCB) revealed the license period was forthcoming during a <strong>House budget hearing<\/strong>. As local news outlet <a href=\"http:\/\/philadelphia.cbslocal.com\/2018\/03\/10\/pa-igaming-license-applications\/#.WqTKfzh_BKQ.twitter\"><strong>CBS Philly<\/strong> reported<\/a>, PGCB Executive Director <strong>Kevin O\u2019Toole<\/strong> was on hand to offer some updates on the online casino front. When asked about the application timeline, O\u2019Toole offered the following:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAnd that will probably be mid-April. So that first 90-day period will be mid-April and will go through mid-July.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The <strong>90-day period<\/strong> O\u2019Toole referenced is an important window. Pennsylvania casinos that apply in that window can get what amounts to a discount on the cost of online casino and poker licenses. For <strong>$10 million<\/strong>, casinos get the following licenses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Online slots<\/li>\n<li>Online table games<\/li>\n<li>Online peer-to-peer gaming, like poker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In fact, during this period, the <strong>all-in-one license<\/strong> is the only kind of license available. Casinos wanting one license, but not the others will <strong>need to wait until the 91st day<\/strong> of the application period. Then each one will cost<strong> $4 million<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>PGCB has 90 days to <strong>review<\/strong> these\u00a0applications once they receive them. On that timeline, it looks like PGCB will <strong>award the first licenses<\/strong> in the fall. It will be <strong>close to year\u2019s end<\/strong> before any site launches.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"outside_applicants_can_try_in_august\">Outside applicants can try in August<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The other important thing to keep in mind with this timeline is <strong>when non-Pennsylvania entities can start applying<\/strong>. After <strong>120 days<\/strong>, approved outside entities can apply for the individual $4 million licenses.<\/p>\n<p>On the current timeline, that means the group can apply in <strong>August<\/strong>. This four-month head start will be an opportunity for PA companies to <strong>claim market share<\/strong>, as any outside groups without a partner in the state will likely <strong>not launch until 2019<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"other_applications_and_deadlines_lining_up\">Other applications and deadlines lining up<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Online casinos are not the only new element for Pennsylvania gambling. Applications and launch dates are in motion on several different fronts.<\/p>\n<p>For example, O\u2019Toole projects <strong>video gambling terminals<\/strong> (VGTs) should launch around the <strong>same time<\/strong> as online casinos. Meanwhile, the PA online lottery <strong>begins in May<\/strong>, less than a month after online casino applications begin.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, PGCB also released details on applying for a <a href=\"http:\/\/gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov\/?pr=764\">fantasy sports license<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On the <strong>mini-casino<\/strong> front, it looks like outside entities looking for a way into Pennsylvania could do so <strong>faster<\/strong> if they buy a satellite casino site.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, there were <strong>no<\/strong> bidders in the initial auction for satellite properties. With no bidders, the <a href=\"http:\/\/gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov\/?pr=763\">second round of auctions begin<\/a>. These open up the process to <strong>Category 3<\/strong> casinos and Category 1 and 2 casinos that already purchased one of the four licenses during the first round of auctions.<\/p>\n<p>With <strong>12 licenses total<\/strong>, it is entirely possible this second round of auctions concludes with no bidders, but remaining licenses. If that does happen, <strong>outside groups<\/strong> approved by PGCB will be eligible for the third and final auction series.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind though that all these outside groups get is a <strong>Category 4 license<\/strong> to run a mini-casino. Those licenses are <strong>not eligible<\/strong> to purchase online gaming licenses, so this is not a backdoor for outside groups to skip the line to get online.<\/p>\n<p>The post PA Is A Month Away From Starting Online Casino Licensing Process appeared first on Play Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Things are starting to feel real when it comes to online gambling in Pennsylvania. Gov. 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