The casino group argued in court that their respective businesses would be harmed from the alleged unlawful competition. A duo of Pennsylvania casinos launched online casino gambling this week in the wake of the judge’s opinion. The case is still proceeding toward trial, according to Jubelirer’s 51-page opinion.

The judge denied the injunction request, which was seeking to halt the iLottery games in question, which include titles such as Volcano Eruption, A Dragon’s Story, and Monster Wins, among others. Since the suit was filed in August 2018, the casinos have alleged that the games are breaking the law by mimicking their slot offerings.Ī pair of hearings were held late last month ahead of the opinion handed down on July 12 by Commonwealth Court Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer. The casino group, which consists of Parx Casino, Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course, Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino & Racetrack, The Meadows Casino Racetrack Hotel, Stadium Casino, Valley Forge Casino Resort, and Mohegan Sun Pocono, was seeking a preliminary injunction against some iLottery games that they allege violate the law. On Friday, a group of Pennsylvania-licensed casinos suffered a setback in a high-stakes court battle pitting them against the Keystone State and its iLottery.