Pennsylvania’s Joint State Government Commission has urged a tougher responsible-gambling framework for the state’s online casinos, sportsbooks and poker sites. Its bipartisan report recommends anonymous player data be shared with researchers, more detailed activity statements be issued, self-exclusion protections be strengthened, advertising to self-excluded players be tightened, and more deposit and time-limit tools be offered.
According to the commission’s report, researchers could use anonymous player data to determine which gambling products cause the most harm. The 126-page study, “Sports Betting and Related Interactive Gambling in Pennsylvania,” was headed by Assistant Counsel Ronald Grenoble.
This paper is more focused on tightening responsible-gambling measures than restricting operators.
The push comes as Pennsylvania’s online casinos netted $2.77 billion in 2025 iGaming revenue, up 27.1% from the previous year. That made iGaming the leading vertical in a gambling market that took in $7.7 billion overall.
Pennsylvania already runs self-exclusion programmes through the Gaming Control Board. The board’s guidance says people can voluntarily ban themselves from casinos, internet gambling, video gaming terminals and fantasy contests, while interactive-gambling self-exclusion also allows self-imposed limits through each iGaming website. People who enroll are barred from collecting winnings or recovering losses, and casino self-exclusions of one year or five years remain in force until the person requests removal at the end of the ban.
