{"id":89935,"date":"2018-12-13T21:09:27","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T02:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crossingbroad.com\/?p=89935"},"modified":"2018-12-13T21:09:27","modified_gmt":"2018-12-14T02:09:27","slug":"sugarhouse-casino-launches-its-sports-betting-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crossingbroad.com\/2018\/12\/sugarhouse-casino-launches-its-sports-betting-operation.html","title":{"rendered":"SugarHouse Casino Launches Its Sports Betting Operation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crossingbroad.com\/sports-betting\/sugarhouse-sportsbook-review\">SugarHouse Casino<\/a> took its first sports bets earlier today, the first of a planned two-day soft opening. The casino is also expected to run a 10-hour soft opening on Friday, and if the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board gives the expected go-ahead, it will be all systems go for regular operations on Saturday, just in time for the start of NFL Week 15 action and college football&#8217;s bowl slate.<\/p>\n<p>Footage of the first bets:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WinAtSugarHouse\/status\/1073330266817683457<\/p>\n<p>SugarHouse and Pittsburgh-based Rivers Casino, which also opened today, became the state&#8217;s second and third casinos to take legal sports wagers. Hollywood Casino\u00a0at Penn National Race Course in Grantville <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crossingbroad.com\/2018\/11\/legal-sports-betting-officially-arrives-in-pennsylvania.html\">opened its sportsbook last month<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For those wondering, among the first accepted bets were plays on the Chiefs, Eagles, Lakers, and Flyers. Bold strategy backing the local teams, I must say.<\/p>\n<p>With SugarHouse&#8217;s soft launch, Pennsylvania moves one step closer to green-lighting online sports gambling, which is expected to happen sometime in early 2019. You can read all about the much anticipated arrival of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crossingbroad.com\/2018\/11\/pennsylvania-sports-betting.html\">PA online sports betting<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crossingbroad.com\/2018\/11\/pennsylvania-sports-betting.html\"> right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SugarHouse Casino took its first sports bets earlier today, the first of a planned two-day soft opening. 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