PokerStars is planning to launch a comprehensive online gambling suite in Pennsylvania with partner Mount Airy Casino Resort. A group of websites will offer PAonline poker, PAonline casino games, and online sports betting.
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The world’s largest online poker site’s parent company, The Stars Group, made the announcement via press release on Aug. 10.
Matt Primeaux, SVP Strategy & Operations, USA at The Stars Group, called the move a broadening of PokerStars’ presence in the US:
“We’re excited to take this next step as The Stars Group looks to broaden its presence in the United States. In partnership with Mount Airy Casino Resort, we believe we’re well positioned to capitalize on opportunities in the Commonwealth by bringing our world leading offerings to Pennsylvania players.”
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According to the release, The Stars Group is promising to give its new PokerStars PA customers an all-inclusive, engaging online gambling experience by offering connected online poker, casino and sports wagering products.
In fact, it plans to allow PA customers seamless access to all its online gambling verticals using one account.
Mount Airy Casino Resort is one of nine PA casino license holders that applied for a $10 million online gambling license to operate online slots, table games, and poker last month. Apparently, it also intends to apply for a $10 million sports betting license with the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.
The board has yet to reveal if any of the state’s 13 existing casino license holders have applied for a sports betting license. In the meantime, executives at a number of PA casinos have indicated the $10 million licensing fee and 36 percent tax rate on sports betting revenue make it near impossible to turn a profit.
Through online gambling software partner GAN, Parx Casino has also expressed an interest in launching a comprehensive online gambling suite that would include online poker, casino games, and sports betting.
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It seems like GAN, Parx, Mount Airy Casino Resort and PokerStars do not share the concerns of the other PA casino license holders.
In fact, Mount Airy Casino Resort VP of Marketing & Gaming Operations Vincent Jordan said Mount Airy is ready to do it all online:
“As one of Pennsylvania’s leaders in entertainment, offering internet sports wagering and gaming and partnering with The Stars Group is the obvious next step for us to continue diversifying our casino offerings. Introducing internet gaming through The Stars Group will provide compelling opportunities for our customers, particularly our younger customers, who are ready to experience the next gaming challenge.”
When the site eventually goes live, Pennsylvania will become the second US state with a legal and regulated PokerStars site. PokerStars already runs an online poker site with a variety of casino games in New Jersey. It does so under partner Resorts Casino Hotel‘s internet gaming license.
The company also recently announced plans to offer online and mobile sports betting in NJ under the BetStars brand.
PokerStars’ PA plan is still subject to regulatory approval. No launch timetable currently exists.
Mount Airy Casino Resort
Despite is big plans for online gambling, Mount Airy Casino Resort is far from PA’s largest casino. The Pocono Mountains full-service resort features just 1,800 slot machines and 80 table games. The Poker Parlor at Mount Airy Casino Resort offers live poker on nine tables. It is open seven days a week and 24 hours a day.
In 2017, Mount Airy Casino Resort posted just over $50 million in table games revenue. It also posted $147 million in slot machine revenue. Numbers that make it sixth and ninth among the 12 existing PA casinos respectively.
The Mount Pocono casino resort is on the site where the famous Mount Airy Lodge vacation resort once stood. It is approximately 90 minutes from both Philadelphia and New York City.
The DeNaples family
Mount Airy is owned and operated by the DeNaples family.
The casino resort was built by Scranton, PA businessman Louis DeNaples. It first opened in October 2007. However, DeNaples turned over ownership of the property to a family trust in 2009. The turn over was part of an agreement to avoid criminal perjury charges. It is alleged DeNaples lied to the Gaming Control Board about ties to the infamous Bufalino crime family.
Mount Airy has had a partnership in place with leading online poker and gambling software company 888 Holdings since 2014. The partnership includes 888 providing software for the Play Mount Airy social casino site. Plus, there are links to the 888 Casino New Jersey online casino site on Mount Airy’s website.
Mount Airy could launch an 888 online casino or online poker skin, but has yet to announce such plans.
It will not offer an 888 sports betting product. PA allows multiple online gambling skins. However, it only permits one sports betting skin.
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Mount Airy is a mid-sized casino resort in the Poconos area of Pennsylvania. The 24/7 casino offers more than 1,800slot games and roughly 70table games.
While Mount Airy does not pack a wallop when it comes to revenue, it is a very active player in the Pennsylvania gambling expansion process. For example, Mount Airy was one of the early bidders to obtain one of the state’s new mini-casino licenses.
Mount Airy was also one of the first casinos in Pennsylvania to partner with an online casino company. In 2015, Mount Airy Casino announced it was partnering with 888, one of the largest online gambling companies in the world.
As part of the deal, Mount Airy promoted the casino to its customers on property, despite its central Pennsylvania location. Additionally, the two companies agreed that 888 would provide the online casino and online poker platform should online gambling ever open up in PA.
Now that online gambling is legal in Pennsylvania, the Mount Airy real-money casino should feature the 888 platform upon launch later in 2018.
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With no online gambling licenses officially doled out yet, it is just an informed assumption that Mount Airy plans to have an online presence. Do keep in mind though that only around half of Pennsylvania casinos had official partners to start 2018. Given the casino is ahead of the curve, it seems reasonable enough to assume the 888-powered casino is on the horizon.
Thanks to 888’s experience in Delaware and Nevada in addition to New Jersey, the European company has more experience dealing with US regulated gambling than just about any other company Stateside.
In the meantime, Mount Airy currently has a social, play-money online casino site powered by GreenTube which launched in 2017.
Browser and mobile-based play
Like most online casino sites, 888Casino in New Jersey offers browser-based play. It is highly likely Pennsylvania online casinos will go the same route.
With browser-based play, players need only sign up for an account, then they can play on any computer they want. Of course, there are some restrictions. These computers must be physically located in the state. Pennsylvania, like New Jersey, will utilize geolocation technology and practice thorough identity verification at sign-up in order to ensure players are 21 and over.
The 888Casino in NJ features over 50 slot titles from a wide range of slot providers. It also includes the standard table games.
888 Casino also offers a mobile app, but the game selection is not nearly as impressive as the online casino site. The mobile casino is available for both iOS and Android. However, while the app is easy to find on iTunes, Android users will not find it in the Play Store.
Should you want the Android version of the real-money gaming app, you have to download it directly from the casino website.
Games at Mount Airy online casino
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Some online casinos offer dozens of versions of video poker. Mount Airy will likely not be one of those online casinos though. Currently, the 888 platform only supports one form of video poker. It is, thankfully, the most common form, Jacks or Better.
Blackjack at Mount Airy online casino
Blackjack, like video poker, is a bare-bones endeavor on the 888 platform. Judging from New Jersey, MountAiry could offer just the classic version of the game like 888 does in the Garden State.
Many other sites offer a variety of Blackjack variants. With each different version, certain factors change, including:
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Mount Airy online casino slots
As mentioned earlier, what the 888 platform lacks in table game variety, it makes up for in slot selection. With that in mind, Mount Airy’s online casino will have access to over 50 different slot titles. Some of the more popular offerings include:
- Starmania
- Diamond Delight!
- Elvis the King
- Steampunk Nation
- Wheel of Fortune
- Cleopatra
- DaVinci Diamonds
Other games at Mount Airy online casino
There only other table game that is a favorite to crop up at a Mount Airy online casino is Roulette. Frankly, 888 seems resigned to a limited table game selection and focuses its attention on its slot catalog. It is possible Mount Airy pushes for more table game options though. After all, the tax rate on table games will be so much lower than slots in Pennsylvania, so the financial benefit of table games is much higher.
Mount Airy player loyalty program
The brick and mortar Mount Airy Casino uses a player loyalty system called SmartPlay. The system is unique in that it allows tremendous flexibility in how players use to spend their rewards points.
There are four levels, each of which comes with its own special perks and discounts on property:
- Bronze
- Silver
- Gold
- Onyx
Now 888Casino also offers its own player loyalty program, where points earned can be redeemed for cash in your online casino account. However, the industry practice is to link the online casino to the land-based casino’s existing rewards program in some way, shape, or form.
Banking options at Mount Airy online casino
Deposit options
A Mount Airy online gambling site should be ready to accept:
- Visa
- Mastercard
- Prepaid Cards
- Neteller
- Electronic checks
- Bank wire
- Check
- PayPal
- Cash at the Mount Airy cage
Withdrawal options
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Players should be able to receive payouts from Mount Airy online casino the same way they make deposits. This is likely to include electronic checks, wire transfers, traditional checks, Neteller, PayPal, and cash payouts at the casino cage.
Mount Airy online casino customer service
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When it comes to customer support, 888 is considered one of the best in the game, offering three channels for players to reach out 24/7
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- Livechat
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