Pennsylvania Web Gambling Debate Exposes Industry Divide
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Casino operators sparred over the impact online betting is having on land-based properties as Pennsylvania legislators consider whether to make the state the most-populous yet to allow Internet wagering.
Michael Cohen, an executive at Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s interactive unit, told the state Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee today people who bet online don’t typically go to casinos. Andrew Abboud of Las Vegas Sands Corp. testified that online betting would steal customers from his resort in Bethlehem.