Regardless of when this happens, sports betting in Bethlehem is indeed legal. After paying a $10 million licensing fee, the casino will need to create a structure that follows that the regulations set forth by the PGCB. Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem has received this approval from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board but has yet to launch. However, before any PA residents can wager on sports at Bethlehem casinos, the books themselves need to be licensed and must meet a set of criteria. Pennsylvania is one of the few states that saw the writing on the wall and preemptively passed sports betting legislation in anticipation of PASPA’s overturn, making such wagering legal per 2017’s Act 42. When the US Supreme Court repealed the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA, 1992), it made it legal for states all across America to institute their own sports betting laws.
Is Sports Betting Currently Legal In Bethlehem, Pennsylvania?
