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Darcy Lancelot
Darcy Lancelot

Darcy has probably read every biography about the best poker players in the world. Her love for reading and approach to everything from a cultural point of view makes her a very interesting addition to our team. She’s presently in Italy from where she offers a slightly different and almost outsider’s read of the PA poker industry.

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PA Online Casinos and Poker Rooms Dominate Sports Betting

Casinos and poker have posted the strongest gaming results in May, with a cumulative $110 million in gross revenue  Sports betting continues to slow down as the Super Bowl and March Madness season are over Gaming remains the biggest driver of revenue for regulated gambling markets  Pennsylvania’s online casino results continue to dwarf sports betting […]

DoJ Names Billy Joe Taylor as Defendant in $88M Medicare Fraud Scheme

Up-and-coming poker personality Billy Joe Taylor was indicted on fraud charges alleging that he defrauded Medicare of $88 million The alleged fraud happened through Taylor’s testing laboratories which DOJ suspects abused COVID-19 relief funds and other government incentives Investigators have brought a total of 14 defendants on charges of defrauding Medicare, but Taylor’s alleged involvement […]

Wynn Las Vegas Tells Live Dealers to Get Vaccinated by April 25

Poker dealers at Wynn Las Vegas will have to get vaccinated or be subject to weekly COVID-19 testing they will have to cover out of their own pocket. All Wynn Employees Must Get Vaccinated Wynn Las Vegas has issued a compliance order asking all poker dealers in the property to get vaccinated by April 25 […]

GGPoker Gets Licenses for Pennsylvania, But Only as Supplier

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has granted a license to GGPoker to enter the Keystone State Based on the license, GGPoker may only operate as a supplier and not a brand. In other words, it can supply poker products for other companies, not run it No official test dates have been set but GGPoker remains […]

Pennsylvania Online Poker Cascades Down in August Yet Again

Pennsylvania sees online poker decline to $2.7 million in August after peaking at $5.4 million in March A second operator is planned to enter the Keystone State poker market with partypoker USA still awaiting an approval by the PGCB PokerStars continues to run promotions in the state of Pennsylvania with sizeable prize pools available August […]

Pennsylvania’s Poker Takes a Tumble, Other Verticals Grow

Pennsylvania’s gaming regulator has cleared its brick-and-mortar casino industry for restart in June, but it took a while for patrons to return. One thing that kept going, though, has been online gaming, and specifically the Keystone State’s decision to allow casino properties to expand into iGaming. Online wagering on casino-style games was up in July, […]

Mount Airy Stays Afloat Buoyed up by Poker

Mount Airy Casino Resort registers the smallest revenue decline year-over-year The casino is bolstered by Internet poker and gaming operations Sports betting in Pennsylvania begins to climb up and recover in June Out of all 12 state casinos, Mount Airy has proven the most resilient thanks to its partnership with PokerStars and online poker and […]

PokerStars PA to Launch $750K Summer Series on June 18

With Pennsylvania continuing to see a steady interest in poker, PokerStars PA has announced the Summer Series. The event will feature 38 events across 11 days between June 18 and June 28. PokerStars PA Readies $750,000 GTD Summer Series Pennsylvania is looking at a string of 38 events that will kick off on Thursday, June […]

“Stars Call For Action” PokerStars Tournament Kicks Off

PokerStars is hosting a charity tournament on Saturday, May 9, which will be broadcast on 2 pm ET on Twitch, Facebook and YouTube. The event will feature a number of famous personalities who will play their best hands to help support first respondents in the COVID-19 relief efforts. The total prize pool of the event […]

PA Online Poker Expected to Pick Up in March

With the coronavirus pandemic just beginning to take shape, all land-based casino and poker revenue in March will disappear. Pennsylvania’s only winner might be Mount Airy casino which is partners with PokerStars, the only online cardroom in the state. COVID-19 Bites into February Results With February a shorter month this year, and the COVID-19 outbreak […]