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$1.39 Million Fortune Pai Gow Poker Progressive Jackpot Hits at Rivers Casino Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 21, 2024-- After months of anticipation, a $1391967 Fortune Pai Gow Poker Progressive jackpot hit around 2:45 a.m. today at Rivers Casino Pittsburgh. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: httpsn/ A local Pittsburgh guest won a $1391967 Fortune Pai Gow Poker Progressive jackpot at Rivers…

Land-based ・ 26 January 2024

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Poker player wins $1.4 million jackpot at Pittsburgh's Rivers Casino

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A Pittsburgh poker player hit a record $1.4 million jackpot at the Rivers Casino this weekend. The casino said the Pittsburgh guest won the jackpot around 2:45 a.m. Sunday when he was dealt a seven-card straight flush in a game of fortune Pai Gow Poker Progressive, winning with a 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5 and 4 of clubs. It's the…

Winnings ・ 23 January 2024

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Poker jackpot worth nearly $1.4 million won at Rivers Casino

A record poker jackpot hit at Rivers Casino early Sunday morning. Around 2:45 a.m. a Pittsburgher won nearly $1.4 million with a seven-card straight flush playing a Fortune Pai Gow Poker Progressive jackpot game. The Casino says the winning cards were a 10,9,8,7,6,5 and 4 of clubs. The exact winning jackpot is $1391967 and not only the largest Pai…

Land-based ・ 22 January 2024

Manchester Times

Bad Beat Jackpot at Rivers Casino Pittsburgh Hits for $905,622.13

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 29, 2023-- Christmas came early for eight no-limit Texas Hold'em players at Rivers Casino Pittsburgh on Tuesday night, Nov. 28. They'll divvy up a jackpot of $905622.13. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: httpsn/ Five of the Texas Hold'em poker players from Rivers Casino Pittsburgh…

Land-based ・ 04 December 2023

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Bad Beat Worth $905K Hit at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh

Five players had a very nice afternoon in Pittsburgh when they hit the bad beat jackpot at Rivers Casino while playing low-stakes hold'em this week. They divided $905000, the majority going to Scott Thompson, who lost holding the absolute nuts with quad aces to Brent Enos' royal flush. Thomson won $362000, Enos, $271000, and the three others who…

Land-based ・ 02 December 2023

CBS News

Pennsylvania man wins over $350,000 at Rivers Casino when four aces were beat by royal flush, triggering the 'Bad Beat Jackpot'

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A poker player at the Rivers Casino suffered a bad beat on Tuesday night when his four aces lost to a royal flush -- making everyone at the table a winner when the'Bad Beat Jackpot' was triggered. The'Bad Beat Jackpot' was triggered when Scott Thompson of Washington, Pa. had four aces that were beat by Brent Enos of Jefferson…

Winnings ・ 30 November 2023

PokerNews

Nearly $1 Million Poker Bad Beat Jackpot Hits at Rivers Casino Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania residents Scott Thompson and Brent Enos scooped the lion's share of one of the largest live poker bad beat jackpots ever Tuesday night at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh. The two northeastern poker players, in a low-stakes no-limit Texas hold'em game, played a pot neither will ever forget, and the same goes for the other players at the…

Land-based ・ 30 November 2023

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Casino No-Smoking Bill Makes Its First Progress In Pennsylvania

A legislative committee approved for the first time Wednesday a bill that would ban smoking inside Pennsylvania casinos, but its vote along party lines made clear the measure is a long way from passage. House Health Committee Chairman Dan Frankel's proposed Protecting Workers from Secondhand Smoking Act (HB1657) was sent to the full House by a…

Politics ・ 16 November 2023

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Rivers Casino Pittsburgh rolls out its summer events

Gaming News 3 July 2023 (PRESS RELEASE) -- Rivers Casino Pittsburgh announces its summertime schedule, which includes free summer concerts in our riverside amphitheater as well as event center comedy performances, plus menu additions at Martorano's, gaming promotions … and an all-new Starbucks location on the way. FREE Outdoor Live Music "Live on…

Land-based ・ 03 July 2023

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WynnBET In The Wings To Launch Online Casino In Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania's online casino market will be expanding, though there's no indication of how soon that will come. The state's Gaming Control Board approved an interactive gaming operator license Wednesday for WynnBET, which has a major national presence but does not operate currently in Pennsylvania. The license covers online slots and table…

Law ・ 15 December 2022

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PA Gaming Board Campaign Targets Gamblers Who Abandon Kids

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board voted Wednesday to ban from the state's casinos eight more adults who abandoned their kids to gamble - as the regulator had done 147 times previously - but it took an additional step to address the problem more directly than it ever has. At its monthly meeting, the agency announced the launch of a "Don't Gamble…

Covid ・ 17 November 2022

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Poker Bad Beat Jackpot Worth $1.2 Million Hit In Pittsburgh

Following months and months of growth, a $1226765.80 bad beat jackpot hit around 4:15 P.M. Thursday at Rivers Casino Pittsburgh. The jackpot is the largest ever reported in the U.S., with the previous record occurring at the Motor City Hotel in Detroit, a $1068590 bad beat jackpot in 2018. In the hand of a lifetime, one player had four aces and was…

Poker ・ 27 August 2022

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No More Poker Will Be Dealt At Hollywood Casino At Penn National

As one Pennsylvania casino poker room has been drawing attention for reaching a record U.S. jackpot level, another has quietly disclosed its permanent closure. In a this month, Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course revealed an update concerning its poker room, which never reopened after a March 2020 COVID-19 shutdown. "We wanted to provide…

Poker ・ 12 July 2022

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Rivers Casino Philadelphia Is Screening Patrons For Weapons

Casino licensing renewal hearings before the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board are not prone to creating a lot of surprising news, amid the declarations of their positive economic benefits and community contributions from both the operators and their supporters. At a hearing this week, though, Rivers Casino Philadelphia officials mentioned the…

Land-based ・ 28 April 2022

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Another Push For Casino Smoking Ban Resurrected By Lawmaker

The recent push to ban casino smoking has garnered than Pennsylvania, but a lawmaker who has long pressed the issue used a Rivers Casino Pittsburgh license renewal hearing to resurrect it. State Rep. Dan Frankel of Pittsburgh told members of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Wednesday that he and a fellow Democrat, Senate Minority Leader Jay…

Law ・ 17 March 2022

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Combination Of Factors Challenge PA Casinos In Matching 2019 Revenue

Whether the cause is cannibalization, online competition, or COVID concerns, the 2021 revenue numbers for Pennsylvania's casino industry illustrate the challenges that brick-and-mortar properties have had returning to their former levels. The year-end figures released Thursday by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board summarizing the gaming industry…

Finance ・ 25 January 2022

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Live! Mini-Casino Plans To Add Poker Despite Other Casinos Cutting Back

Pennsylvania has fewer live poker games in its casinos than it did before COVID-19 hit, but it appears poised to add another room. Live! Pittsburgh has announced that it plans to add a seven-table poker room at the Westmoreland Mall mini-casino, pending Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approval. A press release stated the room is expected to open…

Poker ・ 08 November 2021

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Underage Gambler's Access To Casino Results In State Fine Against Parx

State regulators have imposed a $10000 fine on Parx Casino for a September 2020 incident when an 18-year-old accessed the gaming floor and played slot machines for less than a half-hour. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approved the fine Wednesday under a consent agreement with Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment, which owns the Bucks County…

Covid ・ 15 October 2021

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Penn National Becomes Latest Seeking To Reduce Slots At PA Casinos

Two months after Harrah's Philadelphia won state approval to remove 563 slot machines from its gaming floor, Penn National Gaming wants to get rid of more than 500 combined at its two biggest Pennsylvania casinos. Penn National, which just opened its Hollywood Casino York mini-casino Aug. 12, filed applications with the Pennsylvania Gaming Control…

Sports ・ 24 August 2021

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PA Online Casinos Record Fifth Straight $100M Revenue Month in July

Pennsylvania's new fiscal year began with a bang for PA online casino revenue, bringing in more than $100 million in gross revenue for the fifth straight month. The state's iGaming gross revenue for July was more than $104.5 million, down slightly from $110.7 million in June and the record $111.6 million from March. Taxable online casino…

Finance ・ 21 August 2021

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Retail Casinos Just Saw Best Month Ever In PA, But Can They Sustain It?

A year ago, Pennsylvania's gaming industry was holding its head above water through online gaming growth that offset gamblers' aversion to brick-and-mortar casino visits in the midst of a pandemic. Last month was a different story. The July figures released by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board showed casino visitors lost a record $309.8 million…

Covid ・ 19 August 2021

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Call Attendant! Big Jackpot Winners at PA Casinos in September

Casinos in Pennsylvania are open again. Some things are different due to increased COVID-19 safety protocols, but some things remain the same, like the chance to win a big jackpot. These days, you don't even have to leave your home to play and possibly win. As long as you are physically located in Pennsylvania, you can access 11 online casinos. And…

Winnings ・ 07 May 2021

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Pennsylvania casinos saw revenue drop by $759 million in 2020, state reports

Jan. 22-Pennsylvania casinos saw total revenues decrease by $759 million in 2020, a year plagued by the coronavirus pandemic that forced the properties to shutter for several months. According to a new report from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, $2.65 billion was generated last year from the state's 13 casinos through slot machines, table…

Finance ・ 23 January 2021

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One day after Pa. casino execs send a letter to Wolf pushing to stay open, he shuts them down

Despite a plea from Penn National Gaming to keep casinos open, Gov. Tom Wolf went ahead with his anticipated temporary shutdown announcement Thursday, saying no dice to the entertainment industry for the remainder of 2020 and into early 2021. His order requires casinos, along with theaters, concert venues, museums, movie theaters, arcades, bowling…

Covid ・ 19 January 2021