The bill passed in the House by a vote of 109-72 and Governor Wolf seems likely to sign off on the bill. The bill passed the Senate yesterday afternoon by a vote of 31-19 and went up for a full House vote this morning. The bill even establishes tax rates for online sports betting in the event federal laws change to permit sports betting. The wide-ranging bill includes the legalization of online casino games and poker, daily fantasy sports, online lottery sales, and the expansion of certain casino games to truck stops and airports. HB 271 paves the way for an enormous expansion of gambling in Pennsylvania both online and in the real world.
Update: Governor Wolf has signed the bill into law. The bill now goes to the desk of Governor Tom Wolf for his signature to turn the bill into law.
In a flurry of activity, lawmakers in Pennsylvania got a massive gambling bill approved first in the Senate yesterday and then in the House earlier this morning.
