Pennsylvania state senator Jay Costa has said he intends to introduce legislation to legalise both online gambling and daily fantasy sports in the US state in the “near future,” reports Online Poker Report.
Source: www.senatorcosta.com
Costa published a co-sponsorship memorandum, a customary pre-cursor to introducing a bill.
In the memo, Costa wrote: “In the near future, I plan to introduce legislation amending the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act to allow the Commonwealth’s gaming industry to continue to evolve and remain competitive in a responsible manner, respond to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s September 2016 ruling that declared the slot-machine local share provisions of the Act unconstitutional, and generate an estimated $137m in revenue for the FY 16/17 budget.”
The provisions include the legalisation and regulation of online gambling and daily fantasy sports, as well as authorisation for the state lottery to offer online lottery games.
Source: Online Poker Report
