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Inside Gaming: Pennsylvania House Passes Online Gambling Bill

This week's installment of Inside Gaming shares news of new legislation passed by the Pennsylvania House that if made law would significantly expand online gambling in the state, reports on the progress of the TEN Atlantic City casino as a deadline to open approaches, and follows up last week's story of the deadly attack on a Manila casino.

Pennsylvania House Passes Expanded Online Gambling Bill

On Wednesday lawmakers in Pennsylvania swiftly passed legislation designed "to expand casino-style gambling to the internet, airports, bars and elsewhere," reports the Associated Press.

The bill, passed by the state's House by a close 102-89 vote, "represents perhaps Pennsylvania's biggest gambling expansion since it legalized casinos in 2004.