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The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today instructed the six Pennsylvania casinos that are open as of today to begin closing procedures.

Trade show cancellations are pouring in, sportsbooks that would have been jam packed next week for March Madness will now be empty, and with a travel ban to the U.S. in place, visitation numbers will plummet.

As of today, the Pennsylvania property is closed to the public and is expected to remain closed until 27 March.

Celebrating the industry's first birthday in November, sportsbooks across the state set a new handle record surpassing $1 billion in lifetime wagers.

Pennsylvania's sportsbooks hit a new high in October by accepting $241.2 million in bets, up 24% from September's $194.5 million handle.

Yesterday at the Indiana sportsbook, former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson placed a $100 wager on the Bengals against San Francisco 49ers in the home opener this coming week.

Hall of Famer Brian Urlacher placed the ceremonial first wager at the Indiana sportsbook that debuted this morning.

Pennsylvania's online sportsbooks accounted for the majority of the state's bets for the first time in July, propelling the sports betting industry to another record handle.

Pennsylvania’s sports betting industry got an expected boost in June from the first full month of online wagering, helping online and retail sportsbooks generate a record $46.3 million in bets.

Slot machine revenue was up in 9 of the 12 months during the most recent fiscal year totaling $2,378,859,341 or $26.5 million higher than the $2,352,320,937 generated during the 2017/2018 fiscal year.

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board posted the May Sports Wagering Revenue Report, which provides a breakdown of the handle collected, gross revenue and taxes paid to the Commonwealth.

Sugarhouse Casino sportsbook's online product managed to generate $573,163 in bets in just four days after launching in late May.

The Pennsylvania Control Board reported that tables games revenue for May 2019 was $76,559,198, an increase of 2.2% from May 2018 when revenue was $74,908,874.

The combined gross revenue from slot machines at the 12 casinos in May of this year was $209,579,851.21, 2.7% higher than the May 2018 gross revenue figure of $203,993,259.

In what should be the final month before online sports betting launches, Pennsylvania’s retail sportsbooks attracted $36.8 million in April bets.

The monthly report from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board provides a breakdown of the total handle collected, gross revenue and taxes paid to the Commonwealth.

The state's table games revenue for April 2019 was $77,448,426, a 3.7% increase compared to April of last year when revenue was $74,667,615.

The monthly report provides a breakdown of the total handle collected, gross revenue and taxes paid to the Commonwealth.

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported that revenue from slot machines and table games reached an all-time monthly high during March 2019 of $309,125,131.

March’s gross revenue of $226,597,681 at the 12 casinos was the third-highest individual month from the play of slot machines, ranking only behind March 2012 and March 2013.