“With online casinos, I think we’ve just hit the tip of the iceberg. Legal sports betting followed the next year. Pennsylvania legalized online gambling in October 2017, but implementation has been slow. The vast majority of gambling money is still made in traditional casinos, particularly at slot machines, which raked in $187.5 million last month. Online gambling - including internet slots, table games, poker, sports betting and fantasy sports - made about $22.4 million in December, less than 8% of total state gambling revenue, according to figures the gaming control board released Thursday. However, it is just one of several new options for Pennsylvanians who want to gamble without making a trip to the casino. Online poker accounted for less than 1% of state gambling revenue in December. It’s a partnership between Mount Airy Casino Resort in the Poconos and PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker company. Pennsylvania’s first legal real-money poker website made $2.5 million in December, according to the latest figures from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.
