{"id":28583,"date":"2019-08-28T16:03:30","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T16:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=28583"},"modified":"2019-08-29T05:10:05","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T05:10:05","slug":"no-pa-online-poker-launch-this-week-but-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/no-pa-online-poker-launch-this-week-but-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"No PA Online Poker Launch This Week, But Soon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier this week, a rumor<\/strong> circulated social media that PokerStars<\/strong> could go live with online poker in Pennsylvania this week.<\/p>\n

Professional poker player Michael \u201cGags30\u201d Gagliano <\/strong>tweeted about the rumor that PokerStars<\/strong> would be live<\/strong> for beta testing on Aug. 27<\/strong> and go fully live on Aug. 30<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\n

@SteveRuddock<\/a> @DustinGouker<\/a> @OPRupdate<\/a> @PlayPANews<\/a> hearing rumors that pokerstars is gonna go live in PA for beta Aug 27th and go live the 30th. Any truth to this?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Gags30 (@Gags30poker) August 19, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

PGCB confirms no testing yet<\/h2>\n

Sadly, PlayPennsylvania<\/strong><\/em> has officially received word that there is no testing for this week<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

A Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board <\/strong>(PGCB) spokesperson stated to us:<\/p>\n

The PGCB does not have any testing scheduled for this week.\u00a0 Mount Airy and PokerStars are working toward launching sports wager and online products (slots, tables, poker).\u00a0 However, at this point, \u00a0I do not know if they will be testing all of their different products at the same time or a different times.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

All things considered, PokerStars<\/strong> is widely expected to be the first operator<\/strong> to launch online poker in the Keystone State<\/strong>. PokerStars partnered with Mount Airy Casino to gain approval<\/strong> for online poker.<\/p>\n

Harbach also stated in a previous interview with PlayPennsylvania<\/strong><\/em> that \u201cI would expect the Mt. Airy retail and online sportsbook to be one of the next ones up and running.\u201d<\/p>\n

Why the online poker lag?<\/h2>\n

Certainly, Pennsylvania poker players are chomping at the bit for online poker to launch<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Disappointingly, poker is not a priority for multiple reasons. Unfortunately, the Keystone State did not learn from New Jersey\u2019s<\/strong> multiple issues with launching its own online poker industry. Also, New Jersey\u2019s online poker profits pale<\/strong> in comparison to its sports betting.<\/p>\n

For example, in July 2019<\/strong>, online sports betting revenue was $13.9 million<\/strong> and online poker revenue was $1.9 million<\/strong>. To emphasize, NJ online poker revenue since launch<\/strong> only makes up about 1\/10th<\/strong> of total online gambling revenue.<\/p>\n

In addition, it could be that PokerStars PA is still testing its software to ensure a seamless launch. In general, peer-to-peer games have many more moving parts to test than online casino and sports betting apps.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the PGCB<\/strong> is likely biding time in order to ensure online operators are fully compliant<\/strong> before online poker launches.<\/p>\n

Right now, there is not a question of \u201cif<\/strong>\u201d online poker launches in PA, but rather \u201cwhen<\/strong>\u201d will online poker launch.<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n

The post No PA Online Poker Launch This Week, But Soon appeared first on Play Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Earlier this week, a rumor circulated social media that PokerStars could go live with online poker in Pennsylvania this week.… Continue reading No PA Online Poker Launch This Week, But Soon<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[374,6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-28583","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-link","6":"category-industry","7":"category-news-category","8":"post_format-post-format-link","9":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nNo PA Online Poker Launch This Week, But Soon -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/no-pa-online-poker-launch-this-week-but-soon\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"No PA Online Poker Launch This Week, But Soon -\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Earlier this week, a rumor circulated social media that PokerStars could go live with online poker in Pennsylvania this week.… Continue reading No PA Online Poker Launch This Week, But Soon\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/no-pa-online-poker-launch-this-week-but-soon\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-08-28T16:03:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-08-29T05:10:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Editorial Team\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@PokerScout1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@PokerScout1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Editorial Team\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/no-pa-online-poker-launch-this-week-but-soon\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/no-pa-online-poker-launch-this-week-but-soon\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Editorial Team\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1bce13a8406acddbefb08a926c5c275c\"},\"headline\":\"No PA Online Poker Launch This Week, But Soon\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-08-28T16:03:30+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-08-29T05:10:05+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/no-pa-online-poker-launch-this-week-but-soon\/\"},\"wordCount\":419,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Industry\",\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/no-pa-online-poker-launch-this-week-but-soon\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/no-pa-online-poker-launch-this-week-but-soon\/\",\"name\":\"No PA Online Poker Launch This Week, But Soon -\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-08-28T16:03:30+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-08-29T05:10:05+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/no-pa-online-poker-launch-this-week-but-soon\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/no-pa-online-poker-launch-this-week-but-soon\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/no-pa-online-poker-launch-this-week-but-soon\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"No PA Online Poker Launch This Week, But Soon\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/\",\"name\":\"PokerScout\",\"description\":\"Poker Sites Traffic Report & Online Poker News\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"PokerScout\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/header-logo.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/header-logo.svg\",\"width\":197,\"height\":40,\"caption\":\"PokerScout\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/x.com\/PokerScout1\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1bce13a8406acddbefb08a926c5c275c\",\"name\":\"Editorial Team\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fav-new-1-96x96.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fav-new-1-96x96.png\",\"caption\":\"Editorial Team\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/authors\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"No PA Online Poker Launch This Week, But Soon -","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/no-pa-online-poker-launch-this-week-but-soon\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"No PA Online Poker Launch This Week, But Soon -","og_description":"Earlier this week, a rumor circulated social media that PokerStars could go live with online poker in Pennsylvania this week.… Continue reading No PA Online Poker Launch This Week, But Soon","og_url":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/no-pa-online-poker-launch-this-week-but-soon\/","article_published_time":"2019-08-28T16:03:30+00:00","article_modified_time":"2019-08-29T05:10:05+00:00","author":"Editorial Team","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@PokerScout1","twitter_site":"@PokerScout1","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Editorial Team","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/no-pa-online-poker-launch-this-week-but-soon\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/no-pa-online-poker-launch-this-week-but-soon\/"},"author":{"name":"Editorial Team","@id":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1bce13a8406acddbefb08a926c5c275c"},"headline":"No PA Online Poker Launch This Week, But Soon","datePublished":"2019-08-28T16:03:30+00:00","dateModified":"2019-08-29T05:10:05+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/no-pa-online-poker-launch-this-week-but-soon\/"},"wordCount":419,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Industry","News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/no-pa-online-poker-launch-this-week-but-soon\/","url":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/no-pa-online-poker-launch-this-week-but-soon\/","name":"No PA Online Poker Launch This Week, But Soon -","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-08-28T16:03:30+00:00","dateModified":"2019-08-29T05:10:05+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/no-pa-online-poker-launch-this-week-but-soon\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/no-pa-online-poker-launch-this-week-but-soon\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/no-pa-online-poker-launch-this-week-but-soon\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"No PA Online Poker Launch This Week, But Soon"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/","name":"PokerScout","description":"Poker Sites Traffic Report & Online Poker News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/#organization","name":"PokerScout","url":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/header-logo.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/header-logo.svg","width":197,"height":40,"caption":"PokerScout"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/PokerScout1"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1bce13a8406acddbefb08a926c5c275c","name":"Editorial Team","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fav-new-1-96x96.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fav-new-1-96x96.png","caption":"Editorial Team"},"url":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/authors\/admin\/"}]}},"modified_by":"Kim Yuhl","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28583"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28583\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}