Marty Derbyshire, Author at Play Pennsylvania

It Isn’t Sports Betting, But These Eagles And Steelers Lotto Games Are Football Fun

The PA Lottery has launched two new Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers-branded lottery games in an effort to capitalize on the NFL's popularity.

Posted on: August 9, 2018 | Marty Derbyshire

MGM Missed The PA Casino Boat Last Year, But With Boyd It Is Smooth Sailing

It's been over a year since MGM's Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem deal fell apart, but it is getting what it wanted through a new deal with Boyd Gaming.

Posted on: July 31, 2018 | Marty Derbyshire

Stadium Casino Isn’t Built, But It’s Quickly Expanding

The group building the new Stadium Casino in South Philadelphia’s sports stadium district has applied to go online, eventually.

Posted on: July 16, 2018 | Marty Derbyshire

The PA Lottery Scratch-Off Business Keeps Booming

The Pennsylvania Lottery says $167 million was picked up by scratch-off winners in June, including two $1 million top prizes.

Posted on: July 10, 2018 | Marty Derbyshire

Once Burned Twice Shy Lawrence County Still Hoping For Mount Airy Mini Casino

After 14 years of trying to get a casino built, Lawrence County officials are beginning to worry Mount Airy may look elsewhere for its mini-casino site.

Posted on: June 27, 2018 | Marty Derbyshire

PA Online Lottery Already Improving Payment Options

The PA Lottery has struck a deal with a payment processor promising to make it easier to get money on and off the PA online lottery website.

Posted on: June 22, 2018 | Marty Derbyshire

These Dubiously Legal “Skill” Machines Are Giving Lotto And VGTs Some Trouble

Unregulated "skill" machines at PA bars are competing with the PA Lottery and VGTs for bar patron forms of entertainment.

Posted on: June 13, 2018 | Marty Derbyshire

PA Lottery Players Won How Much Playing Scratch-Offs Last Month?!

The Pennsylvania Lottery says more than $181 million in Scratch-Off ticket prizes were claimed in May, including a $3 million top prize and four other seven-figure winners.

Posted on: June 5, 2018 | Marty Derbyshire

Pennsylvania’s Darren Elias Nabs Record-Setting Fourth WPT Title

Greater Philadelphia’s Darren Elias managed to make World Poker Tour history this week. Elias became the first player to capture four WPT titles after winning the Season XVI WPT Bobby Baldwin Classic for $387,580 at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday. The three WPT titles he previously won are: 2017 Fallsview […]

Posted on: May 25, 2018 | Marty Derbyshire

Number Of DFS Operators In PA Jumps From 6 To 10

Pennsylvania's legal and regulated daily fantasy sports market is growing already, just a few weeks after it launched. Four new operators signed up, bringing the total DFS sites in PA to10.

Posted on: May 18, 2018 | Marty Derbyshire