🇺🇸 Pennsylvania gambling license check

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Pennsylvania licenses online gambling through Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, and every real PGCB licence can be confirmed in the authority's public register. If a casino claims a Pennsylvania permit, type its name or web address below and the search checks it against the PGCB register.

Check a casino against the PGCB register

Searching 25 casino and betting names from the PGCB register, read 2026-10-27.

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How to verify a Pennsylvania license

  1. Open the PGCB page PA Licensed Online Gaming Operators on gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov
  2. Open the list for the type of game, interactive gaming, online sports wagering or online poker
  3. Find the brand and check that its link goes to the same web address you are on
  4. Look for the official PGCB logo on the site
  5. For the company behind the brand, open the certificate holder lists on the PGCB page Expanded Gaming Information and Links and note the date each list was updated

License types in Pennsylvania

Online casino games, online poker and online sports wagering in Pennsylvania. A slot machine licensee or a qualified gaming entity needs an interactive gaming certificate from the PGCB, and a slot machine licensee needs a sports wagering certificate. The certificate holder can run the site itself or through an operator licensed by the PGCB. The PGCB sorts every online game into peer-to-peer games such as poker, games that simulate slot machines and games that simulate table games.

  • Interactive gaming certificate, held by a Pennsylvania slot machine licensee or a qualified gaming entity
  • Sports wagering certificate, held by a Pennsylvania slot machine licensee
  • Interactive gaming operator license, for the company that runs the site for a certificate holder

Key facts about the PGCB regime

  • The PGCB is an independent state agency created by the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act of 2004
  • On 25 October 2026 the PGCB listed 24 interactive gaming brands, 11 online sports wagering brands and 7 online poker brands
  • The interactive gaming certificate list updated 30 April 2026 names 12 certificate holders with authorized websites
  • Players must be 21 or older for interactive gaming and for sports wagering
  • A registered player must be physically located in Pennsylvania to take part in interactive gaming
  • Interactive gaming tax is 52 percent of daily gross revenue from slot-type games and 14 percent from table games and peer-to-peer games, plus a 2 percent local share assessment
  • Sports wagering tax is 34 percent of daily gross revenue, plus a 2 percent local share assessment
  • A sports wagering certificate costs a one-time fee of 10,000,000 US dollars and an interactive gaming operator pays a one-time fee of 1,000,000 US dollars

What the license means for players

Players must be 21 or older for online casino games, poker and sports wagering in Pennsylvania, and must be physically in Pennsylvania to play online casino games. The PGCB runs a self-exclusion program that lets a player ban themselves from casinos, interactive gaming, video gaming terminals and fantasy contests. A player can file a complaint or a dispute about an online casino, a live dealer game, an online sportsbook or a fantasy contest with the PGCB through its online forms within 30 calendar days of the incident. Help for gambling problems is available on 1-800-GAMBLER.

Red flags and fake PGCB claims

  • The brand is missing from the PGCB lists of licensed online operators
  • The site address differs from the one the PGCB list links to
  • The site shows no PGCB logo
  • The site lets players under 21 play
  • The site offers online casino games to players located outside Pennsylvania

Legal status and tax

Online gaming in Pennsylvania is governed by Title 4 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the Race Horse Development and Gaming Act. Chapter 13B covers interactive gaming and Chapter 13C covers sports wagering. No person may offer interactive gaming to the public in Pennsylvania without an interactive gaming certificate or an interactive gaming license from the PGCB. The PGCB oversees casinos, retail and online sports wagering, online casino games, video gaming terminals at truck stops and fantasy contests.

An interactive gaming certificate holder pays 14 percent of its daily gross interactive gaming revenue from peer-to-peer games, 14 percent from games that simulate table games and 52 percent from games that simulate slot machines, paid weekly, plus a local share assessment of 2 percent. A sports wagering certificate holder pays 34 percent of its daily gross sports wagering revenue, plus a local share assessment of 2 percent. A sports wagering certificate costs a one-time fee of 10,000,000 US dollars and 250,000 US dollars on renewal. An interactive gaming certificate costs a one-time fee of 10,000,000 US dollars for a slot machine licensee that petitioned in the first 90 days, or 4,000,000 US dollars for each category of game otherwise, and each interactive gaming operator pays a one-time fee of 1,000,000 US dollars.

Frequently asked questions

Who regulates online gambling in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, usually shortened to PGCB, oversees gambling in Pennsylvania. Online casino games, online poker and online sports wagering in Pennsylvania. A slot machine licensee or a qualified gaming entity needs an interactive gaming certificate from the PGCB, and a slot machine licensee needs a sports wagering certificate. The certificate holder can run the site itself or through an operator licensed by the PGCB. The PGCB sorts every online game into peer-to-peer games such as poker, games that simulate slot machines and games that simulate table games.

How do I check if a casino holds a Pennsylvania license?

Type the casino name or its web address into the search on this page, which reads the PGCB register every day. A real licensee appears there under its own name. The PGCB publishes a page called PA Licensed Online Gaming Operators that links to four lists, one each for interactive gaming, online sports wagering, online poker and fantasy contests. Each list shows the brand name and a link to its site, with no company, license number or date. On 25 October 2026 the interactive gaming list named 24 brands, the sports wagering list 11 and the poker list 7. This site reads the first three lists. The company behind each brand comes from two dated PGCB documents, the interactive gaming certificate list updated 30 April 2026 and the sports wagering certificate list updated 2 December 2025, so a recent change can be missing from that part.

What does a PGCB license mean for players?

Players must be 21 or older for online casino games, poker and sports wagering in Pennsylvania, and must be physically in Pennsylvania to play online casino games. The PGCB runs a self-exclusion program that lets a player ban themselves from casinos, interactive gaming, video gaming terminals and fantasy contests. A player can file a complaint or a dispute about an online casino, a live dealer game, an online sportsbook or a fantasy contest with the PGCB through its online forms within 30 calendar days of the incident. Help for gambling problems is available on 1-800-GAMBLER.

How do I spot a fake Pennsylvania license claim?

The brand is missing from the PGCB lists of licensed online operators The site address differs from the one the PGCB list links to The site shows no PGCB logo The site lets players under 21 play The site offers online casino games to players located outside Pennsylvania

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