Pennsylvania Bill Could Fill Budget with Online Gaming

Pennsylvania Sen. Jay Costa believes that this time the state Senate is ready to address the issue of online gaming.

Last year, the House passed a comprehensive gambling expansion package twice, once on its own and then again by attaching it to the local share tax fix that came from the Senate.

Jay CostaEach time, the Senate perplexingly showed no interest in moving on internet gaming despite needing to pass legislation to fulfill the $100 million earmarked in the budget.

In a phone interview with PokerNews, Costa explained that the Senate was never punting on iGaming but rather taking its time as allowed by the budget deadline. The legislature has until June 30 to fund the budget, and since…