Pennsylvania lawmakers have fast-tracked a bill that is now on its way to the Governor of the state – a Governor expected to sign the bill and change the face of gambling in the state.
Although online and mobile gambling is yet to be legalized, it could be next if the momentum continues.
Thousands of bars in Pennsylvania will be able to offer small games of chance after Gov. Tom Corbett signs a bill given final approval by lawmakers on Monday in the state’s largest expansion of gambling since table games at casinos, bringing millions in tax revenue to the state treasury.
According to a report from The Republic, the 34-15 vote in the Republican-controlled Senate came without debate. The bill “narrowly passed” the House last week.
Corbett’s office says the Republican chief executive will definitely sign the bill.
Pennsylvania last expanded gambling in 2010, but the move only allowed table games to be deployed at slot-machine casinos.
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