Pennsylvania pairs one of the highest sports betting tax rates in the country with a casino-tethered market. Ten online sportsbooks are live in the state in 2026, every one of them licensed by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board and tied to a land-based casino. Here are the licensed PA sportsbooks, the casino behind each app, and how it all works.
In this article 13 sections
- Every legal Pennsylvania sportsbook
- Pennsylvania sports betting: quick facts
- Is sports betting legal in Pennsylvania?
- How the casino-tethered model works
- Where to bet in person in PA
- Betting on the Eagles, Steelers, Penn State and the rest
- What the 36% tax means for odds and promos
- Deposits, withdrawals and geolocation
- Taxes on PA sports betting winnings
- The PA betting market in 2026
- Responsible betting and self-exclusion in Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania sports betting in 2027
- Pennsylvania
Every legal Pennsylvania sportsbook
FanDuel Sportsbook
License: Valley Forge Casino Resort · Live since Jul 2019
Valley Forge Casino Resort in King of Prussia holds the license, and FanDuel's app has taken bets there since July 2019. The brand also runs in-person sportsbooks at Valley Forge and at the Live! casinos in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and its same-game parlay builder is widely rated the easiest to use.
DraftKings Sportsbook
License: The Meadows Racetrack and Casino · Live since Nov 2019
Licensed through The Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Washington County, now branded Hollywood Casino at the Meadows, DraftKings went live online in November 2019. Its own retail sportsbook opened at the track a month earlier, and the app is known for a deep menu of alternate lines and player props.
BetMGM
License: Hollywood Casino Morgantown · Live since Dec 2020
BetMGM rides on the Hollywood Casino Morgantown certificate and launched online in December 2020, with no retail counter of its own in the state. Bets feed into MGM Rewards, and frequent profit boosts and deep same-game parlay options are the app's calling cards.
Fanatics Sportsbook
License: Hollywood Casino York · Live since Jan 2024
Former PointsBet customers were moved across when Fanatics went live in January 2024 on the Hollywood Casino York license. Every wager earns FanCash, which can be turned into bonus bets or spent on jerseys and merchandise in the Fanatics store.
bet365
License: Presque Isle Downs and Casino · Live since Jul 2024
Erie's Presque Isle Downs and Casino holds the license behind bet365, which arrived in July 2024 as one of the state's newest books. Its in-play betting is the main draw, with a deep global menu, early payout features and easy switching between sports and casino promotions.
theScore Bet
License: Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course · Live since Nov 2023
PENN runs this app under its Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in Grantville, home to the state's first retail sportsbook in November 2018. The app replaced Barstool as ESPN BET in November 2023 and was renamed theScore Bet on December 1, 2025, with news and scores built in.
BetRivers
License: Rivers Casino Pittsburgh · Live since Jun 2019
Rush Street Interactive's app runs on the Rivers Casino Pittsburgh license and shares one account and wallet with the BetRivers online casino. Players earn iRush Rewards points usable at Rivers Casino Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, and can deposit cash at the casino cage or through PayNearMe at local stores.
Caesars Sportsbook
License: Harrah's Philadelphia · Live since Mar 2020
Harrah's Philadelphia in Chester holds the license and has hosted a Caesars retail sportsbook since January 2019, with the mobile app following in March 2020. Wagers earn Caesars Rewards tier credits, which carry over to Harrah's Philadelphia and Caesars resorts elsewhere.
betPARX
License: Parx Casino · Live since Mar 2022
This is Parx Casino's own app, launched in March 2022 by the Bensalem casino's parent Greenwood Gaming, with sports betting, slots, table games and live dealer games under one download. Kambi supplies the odds, and Parx runs retail books in Bensalem and at Parx Shippensburg.
Mohegan Sportsbook
License: Mohegan Pennsylvania · Live since Nov 2025
The newest name in the state, Mohegan added a sportsbook to its Mohegan PA online casino app in November 2025, so one login covers bets, slots and live dealer tables. Kambi handles the odds, and the brand's land-based home is Mohegan Sun Pocono in Wilkes-Barre.
Pennsylvania was one of the first states out of the gate after the 2018 Supreme Court ruling: retail books opened in late 2018, online betting followed in 2019, and it has been one of the biggest markets ever since. Bettors wagered $8.8 billion in 2025, producing $602.5 million in sportsbook revenue, up 18% on 2024, per the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. In September 2026 alone, handle topped $798 million and revenue reached $44.7 million.
That tax line is the thing to understand about Pennsylvania: the state takes 36% of sportsbook revenue (34% state plus a 2% local share), among the highest rates anywhere. It shapes how generous the promos are.
Pennsylvania sports betting: quick facts
| Quick facts | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Online betting | Yes, since May 2019 |
| Retail betting | Yes, since November 2018, at 17 casino sportsbooks plus off-track sportsbooks run by Parx and Hollywood Casino at Penn National |
| Legal age | 21+ |
| Regulator | Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) |
| Law | Act 42 of 2017 |
| Online sportsbooks | 10 live apps (October 2026) |
| Remote registration | Yes; bets must be placed inside Pennsylvania |
| College betting | Allowed, including in-state teams; no college player props |
| Tax on operator revenue | 36% |
| 2025 handle | $8.8 billion (PGCB) |
| State tax on winnings | 3.07% personal income tax |
| Problem gambling help | 1-800-GAMBLER |
Is sports betting legal in Pennsylvania?
Yes. Gov. Tom Wolf signed Act 42 in October 2017, a sweeping expansion that legalized sports wagering ahead of the Supreme Court’s May 2018 decision in Murphy v. NCAA. Pennsylvania moved quickly once the federal ban fell: Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in Grantville took the state’s first legal bet in November 2018, and SugarHouse (now Rivers Philadelphia) launched the first online sportsbook in May 2019.
Only Pennsylvania’s licensed casinos can hold a sports wagering certificate, and each can run its own online book or partner with a national operator. The PGCB approves every app, audits every operator and publishes handle, revenue and tax figures every month. You must be 21, and you do not need to live in Pennsylvania. Visitors can bet as long as they are physically inside state lines.
How the casino-tethered model works
Like New Jersey next door, Pennsylvania ties every online book to a land-based casino license. The casino holds the certificate and the national brand runs the app on its behalf.
FanDuel runs on the Valley Forge Casino Resort license in King of Prussia, DraftKings on The Meadows near Pittsburgh, BetMGM on Hollywood Casino Morgantown and Fanatics on Hollywood Casino York. bet365 arrived in July 2024 through Churchill Downs’ Presque Isle Downs casino in Erie. Three apps belong to the casinos themselves: BetRivers (Rivers Casino Pittsburgh), betPARX (Parx Casino in Bensalem) and Mohegan’s sportsbook, built into the Mohegan PA casino app. Caesars uses Harrah’s Philadelphia in Chester, and PENN’s theScore Bet sits on its Grantville racetrack license.
The roster at the top of this page lists all ten with launch details. None of our sportsbook partners is live in Pennsylvania (Hard Rock Bet and Betinia run their sportsbooks in New Jersey only), so the Pennsylvania brands are described editorially, without offers or links.
Where to bet in person in PA
The Gaming Control Board’s list of authorized sportsbooks names retail counters at Harrah’s Philadelphia in Chester, Parx Casino in Bensalem and Parx Shippensburg, Rivers Casino Philadelphia and Rivers Casino Pittsburgh, Live! Casino Philadelphia and Live! Casino Pittsburgh in Greensburg (both run by FanDuel), Valley Forge Casino Resort (FanDuel), Mohegan Pennsylvania in Wilkes-Barre and Mohegan Sun at Lehigh Valley, Mount Airy in Mt. Pocono, The Meadows in Washington, Presque Isle Downs in Erie, Wind Creek Bethlehem, and Hollywood Casino’s properties at Penn National, Morgantown and York. Most retail books outside the FanDuel venues are powered by Kambi.
For game days in Pittsburgh, Rivers Casino sits on the North Shore, a short walk from Acrisure Stadium and PNC Park. Philadelphia is different: Parx closed its South Philadelphia Race & Sportsbook near the stadium complex in September 2024, so the nearest counters are at Live! Casino Philadelphia on Packer Avenue, next to the sports complex, and Rivers Casino on the Delaware waterfront. When the Eagles opened the DraftKings Field Club at the Linc in 2020, the team said it would not be a sportsbook. Inside the stadiums your phone is the betting window, provided geolocation confirms you are in Pennsylvania.
Wind Creek Bethlehem has changed shape too. Betfred ran its sportsbook until August 5, 2025, and the casino now takes in-person bets on a Kambi-powered book of its own.
Betting on the Eagles, Steelers, Penn State and the rest
This is a state where the sports run deep. The Eagles and Steelers drive the biggest betting weeks of the year, the Phillies and Pirates fill the summer, and the 76ers, Flyers and Penguins carry the winter alongside a fierce college following.
College betting is legal in Pennsylvania, and that includes in-state schools such as Penn State, Pitt, Temple and Villanova. It was not a given. In 2018 Penn State president Eric Barron asked the PGCB to ban betting on games involving Pennsylvania colleges for two years. That ban never came, but one firm limit did: sportsbooks in Pennsylvania may not offer player props on college athletes. You can bet the Nittany Lions’ spread or total; you cannot bet on a quarterback’s passing yards. High school sports are off the board entirely.
What the 36% tax means for odds and promos
Pennsylvania’s 36% rate is one of the steepest in the country, and it shows up in two places. The first is promotions. Operators keep far less of every dollar they win here than they do in lower-tax states, so welcome offers tend to arrive as bonus bets with conditions rather than large cash-style deals, and the most aggressive national promos sometimes skip Pennsylvania altogether. The second is pricing. A high tax gives books little reason to sharpen lines, so comparing two or three apps on the same game is the simplest way to recover value.
The tax take is still large. In the fiscal year to June 2026, sports wagering generated $225.4 million in state tax, up 36% on the previous year, on roughly $8.1 billion in online handle.
Deposits, withdrawals and geolocation
Pennsylvania banking is among the most flexible in the country. Most apps accept debit cards, online banking and ACH transfers, PayPal, Venmo and a branded Play+ prepaid card, with PayNearMe for cash deposits at local stores. Because every app is tied to a casino, many also let you deposit or withdraw cash at the casino cage or a retail sportsbook kiosk. Credit cards are increasingly off the table; Caesars, for one, no longer takes credit card deposits. First withdrawals can take longer while the operator verifies your identity.
Geolocation runs every time you place a bet. Keep location services on, turn off any VPN, and be aware that bettors in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh’s western suburbs or Easton can be read as out of state near the borders with New Jersey, Ohio and West Virginia.
Taxes on PA sports betting winnings
Winnings count as taxable income. Pennsylvania charges its flat 3.07% personal income tax on gambling winnings, and they are also subject to federal income tax. Large wins can trigger an IRS Form W-2G from the operator, but every dollar of net winnings is reportable whether or not a form arrives. From the 2026 tax year, federal rules let itemizers deduct only 90% of gambling losses against winnings, so a bettor who breaks even can still owe tax on a small slice. Keep your account history.
The PA betting market in 2026
The field has reshuffled over the past year. Betfred left the online market in August 2025, Mohegan added a sportsbook to its Mohegan PA casino app in November 2025, and on December 1, 2025, ESPN BET became theScore Bet after PENN ended its ESPN deal. That leaves ten online books.
The numbers have been volatile. Handle dipped through the first half of 2026, then rose 18% year over year in June to $570.3 million, though revenue fell 28% as bettors cashed in on the NBA Finals and the World Cup.
In Harrisburg, State Reps. Tarik Khan and Jamie Flick introduced a bipartisan package in June 2026 that would limit how often players can deposit, curb text and push-notification promos, ban credit-based funding of betting accounts and stop operators marketing to self-excluded players. Prediction markets are the other open question: the PGCB told federal regulators in 2025 that sports event contracts should not be permitted, while exchanges such as Kalshi still reach Pennsylvanians under CFTC oversight. Our prediction markets guide explains how they differ from a licensed sportsbook.
Responsible betting and self-exclusion in Pennsylvania
Every licensed Pennsylvania app offers deposit, wager and time limits plus cool-off periods; set them when you open the account rather than after a bad weekend. For a firmer break, the PGCB runs separate self-exclusion lists for casinos (one year or five years, covering retail sportsbooks and OTBs), online gambling and fantasy contests. You can enroll online through the PGCB’s Responsible Play site or in person at a Board office, and the Office of Compulsive and Problem Gambling answers on 717-346-8300. Self-excluded players cannot collect winnings.
If betting stops being fun, call 1-800-GAMBLER, free and confidential, 24 hours a day.
Pennsylvania sports betting in 2027
Consumer-protection bills
The Khan-Flick package on deposit frequency, promo texts and credit funding will need committee action in the new session to move.
A year-end scorecard in January
The PGCB’s 2026 year-end release will show whether a strong football season made up for a soft first half on handle.
How many sportsbooks are legal in Pennsylvania?
Ten online sportsbooks are live in October 2026, each tied to a PGCB-licensed casino. The roster at the top of this page lists them all with their casino partners.
What is the legal betting age in PA?
21 for sports betting, online or at a casino sportsbook.
Can I bet on Penn State and other Pennsylvania colleges?
Yes. Betting on in-state college teams is legal, but player props on college athletes are not offered in Pennsylvania.
Do I have to live in Pennsylvania to use a PA betting app?
No. You can register from anywhere, but you must be physically inside Pennsylvania when you place a bet. Geolocation checks every wager.
How are sports betting winnings taxed in Pennsylvania?
Winnings are subject to Pennsylvania’s 3.07% personal income tax and to federal income tax. From 2026, only 90% of gambling losses are deductible federally.
Why are PA sportsbook promos smaller than in other states?
Pennsylvania taxes sportsbook revenue at 36%, which leaves operators less room for big welcome offers than in lower-tax states.
