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Penn stock plummets as Bartstool’s Portnoy claims sidekick fired for racial slur
Penn Entertainment’s stock slid more than 13% Thursday after Barstool Sports terminated one of founder Dave Portnoy's sidekicks.
Pa. Senate committee takes up the future of illegal skill games as top lawmakers return industry funds
In the last week, Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman, R-Centre, and Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward, R-Westmoreland, said they returned thousands of dollars in donations from the skill games industry.
State gambling oversight agency sees revenue potential in online sports bets
Allowing Pennsylvanians to place sports bets online could mean increased revenue for the state, a Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board official told lawmakers Wednesday. “The information we’re receiving is that the online component is popular and can exceed the amount of revenue obtained from a retail side,” Executive Director Kevin O’Toole said during a House Appropriations […]