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Stephen Kent: Pennsylvania should stay the course on sports betting Stephen Kent November 18, 2025 November 17, 2025

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It’s budget season in Harrisburg, and the latest backroom buzz is that lawmakers are toying with a dramatic tax increase on legal gaming operators. Up for discussion has been a potential push to raise Pennsylvania’s mobile sports betting and online casino gaming, like blackjack and poker game rates, both of which are already among the highest in the country . Politicians often calculate that new taxes on discretionary activities, like gambling, are a safe bet to raise revenue without attracting much negative attention. This is a mistake for both consumer welfare and state cof

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