The law designates three categories of Interactive Gaming Certificates ( IGC)-for poker, slots and table games. Other gaming expansion approved by the legislation includes Video Gaming Terminals (VGTs) and gaming devices at qualified truck stops and airports. In addition to online poker, the new law also legalizes online casino games and slots, daily fantasy sports, online lottery sales and sports betting if or when permitted by federal law. The new law in Pennsylvania makes it just the fourth state in the US to license online gaming, joining Nevada, Delaware, and New Jersey, and breaking the near five-year drought since New Jersey made online gaming legal in February 2013.
“I think what we’re settling on will actually do that,” Wolf added. In comments to reporters following his signing, Wolf acknowledged the state’s need for recurring revenue and the intent to “not cannibalize existing gambling revenue coming to the state.” Governor Tom Wolf signed legislation on Monday legalizing online poker and other forms of online gaming in the state of Pennsylvania, just days after the measure was approved by the General Assembly. Governortomwolf, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License
