Can Sports Betting in Pennsylvania be Legalized?

To gamblers’ satisfaction, regulators might have a positive answer in terms of legalizing sports betting in Pennsylvania. Or at least a tiny sign of sponsorship has appeared already, so the answer could be a pale yes for this controversial matter.

Demands and Prospects

The Bill HR619 in which authorization, regulation and licencing of casino games were demanded has been approved by Pennsylvania Committee recently. Lifting the federal ban from sports betting was still a part of the resolution.

Despite the acceptance of the proposition, legalization of sports betting in Pennsylvania is still quite far away from the end of regulations and even the start of the wished permission giving. The bill has to go a long way further by taking many other steps before the final decision will be made.

Ineffective Prohibition

The resolution emphasized the inefficacy of the ban, saying that despite the strict rules and prohibitions, illegal sports betting is highly popular in the US. Regardless of the rules, illegal sports betting is the NR1 form of betting in America.

Connected to the facts listed above, the American Gaming Association (AGA) has strengthened the previous statement. Moreover, specified that the majority of bets taken on Super Bowl 50 were wagered illegally.

Next to the beneficial change related to sports betting in Pennsylvania listed above, the proposal suggests the harmonization of the sports betting market by eliminating illegal sports betting and accelerating the integrity of games throughout the US.

According to online betting news, the US gambling law handling online betting in the US quite a definite way; the only states where sports betting is illegal are Nevada and Delaware. Citizens can wager bets in Montana, Delaware and Oregon as well; however, there are some restrictions related to betting in these states. The remaining US states have two choices: not to bet, or bet illegally.