Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HB2875: An Act amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in fantasy contests, further providing for prohibitions; in lottery, further providing for iLottery authorization; in interactive gaming, further providing for interactive gaming account credits, debits, deposits and payments; and, in sports wagering, further providing for authorization to conduct sports wagering.
Status: In committee, October 21, 2026
What the bill says
Amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in fantasy contests, further providing for prohibitions; in lottery, further providing for iLottery authorization; in interactive gaming, further providing for interactive gaming account credits, debits, deposits and payments; and, in sports wagering, further providing for authorization to conduct sports wagering.
From the introduced text, October 21, 2026:
Amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in fantasy contests, further providing for prohibitions; in lottery, further providing for iLottery authorization; in interactive gaming, further providing for interactive gaming account credits, debits, deposits and payments; and, in sports wagering, further providing for authorization to conduct sports wagering. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Sections 326(a) and 503(h) of Title 4 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended by adding paragraphs to read: § 326. Prohibitions. (a) General rule.--No licensed operator may: * * * (6.1) accept a credit card as a form of payment to fund a fantasy contest account; * * * § 503. iLottery authorization. * * * (h) Restrictions.-- * * * (3) The department may not accept a credit card as a form of payment for the purchase of iLottery games. * * * Section 2. Section 13B23(a) of Title 4 is amended and the section is amended by adding a subsection to read: § 13B23. Interactive gaming account credits, debits, deposits and payments. (a) Duty of board.--The board shall, by regulation, develop procedures to govern credits, debits and deposits to interactive gaming accounts. [Notwithstanding] Subject to subsection (c) and notwithstanding any provision of this part to the contrary, all credits, debits and deposits to interactive …