With top Pennsylvania condition congress and Gov. Tom Corbett seeking methods to plug a forecasted budget deficit, they’re thinking about growing lottery gambling and, possibly, legalizing gambling online.
The Senate Finance Committee will hear testimony Wednesday that focuses partially on adding keno towards the Pennsylvania Lottery’s game selection.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reviews that Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi of Delaware County states there has not been much debate about presenting keno, however that debate is more prone to focus on in which the game’s proceeds is going.
Meanwhile, the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee is staring at the potential aftereffect of gambling online on Pennsylvania’s casinos and condition tax collections. A study arrives back May 1.
Only three states are now allowing gambling online: Nevada, Delaware and Nj.