Pennsylvania senators scramble to beat SC gambling law deadline

Pennsylvania legislators are in a mad dash to come up with a new gambling law that the state will substitute for the state’s now-invalid casino law.

According to different news reports, the Pennsylvania Senate committee targets to enact a comprehensive gambling bill that will resolve the resolve legal problems surrounding the $10 million a year payment to communities with casinos.

TribLive reported that Republican Sen. Mario Scavello, who has been recently installed as the chairman of the Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee in the Senate, has expressed confidence that a comprehensive bill will be approved.

“Sometime in March, we’ll have something done and passed in the House and Senate,” Scavello said. “It looks like online gaming has the support to pass. We can look at other expansions.”