The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board released its annual diversity report on 1 October 2026, covering casino licensees' diversity-plan activity. It said the state's 18 casinos employed 15,242 people at the close of fiscal 2025/26; 42% were racial minorities and 46% were women.
The report provides casino operators and regulators with workforce diversity measures across Pennsylvania’s casinos.
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The Pennsylvania State Police have launched a public reporting channel for businesses that continue to host skill games after the 14 October enforcement deadline. Violators face criminal charges, machine seizures, confiscation of proceeds and possible liquor licence action, the PSP said. The move follows a June 2026 state Supreme Court ruling placing skill games under the definition of slot machines.
The Pennsylvania State Police have opened a public reporting channel for businesses that continue to host skill games after the 14 October enforcement deadline. Suspected violations can be reported by e-mail or by phone, the PSP said. The force said businesses that keep the machines face criminal charges, seizure of equipment and confiscation of related proceeds.
PlayUSA reported on 14 October 2026 that Pennsylvania and Wyoming lawmakers are pursuing separate proposals to restrict online sweepstakes games; neither proposal has become law. Pennsylvania’s House Bill 2801 would allow fines of $50,000 to $500,000 per violation, while Wyoming’s draft would classify operating a sweepstakes game as felony professional gambling.
Pennsylvania lawmakers and industry groups sought to extend a court pause due to expire on 13 October. Their petitions seek more time before authorities can seize skill game machines. Governor Josh Shapiro supports a 52% tax, while state Treasurer Stacy Garrity proposes a $500 monthly charge for each machine.
Pennsylvania lawmakers and industry groups have asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to extend a pause that was due to expire on 13 October, according to a report. The petitions seek more time before authorities can seize skill game machines. The court imposed a 120-day pause after ruling on 15 June that skill games fall under the state's Gaming Act and Crimes Code, meaning operators must be licensed by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.
Legal Sports Report reported on 9 October 2026 that Wyoming’s Select Committee on Gaming sent draft 27LSO-0098 to the Management Council, which will decide whether to sponsor it ahead of the 2027 session. The draft would classify online casino and sweepstakes activity as professional gambling, which carries felony charges; Pennsylvania’s HB 2801 proposes fines of $50,000 to $500,000 per violation and remains in committee without a hearing.
Wyoming's Select Committee on Gaming has sent draft 27LSO-0098 to the Legislature's Management Council ahead of the 2027 session, according to a report on 9 October 2026. The Management Council will decide whether to sponsor the bill. The draft would classify online casino and sweepstakes activity as professional gambling, a category that already carries felony charges and up to three years in prison in Wyoming.
Pennsylvania’s Gaming Control Board reported an 18% increase in voluntary gambling self-exclusions in the past fiscal year. More than 30,000 people are now excluded from one or more forms of gambling, according to its annual report.