Pennsylvania Sport Bettors Could Soon Get a Monthly Reality Check on Their Wagers

Pennsylvania online casino gamblers and mobile sports bettors could soon be issued monthly activity reports should new legislation become law.

Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Webster (D-Montgomery) is prepping legislation that would require online casinos and sportsbooks licensed by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) to provide monthly activity statements to users.

Webster says internet gambling is fueling gambling problems, with calls and texts to the 1-800-GAMBLER helpline soaring more than 300% between 2021 and 2024. The lawmaker said 37% of the outreach calls were related to online betting.

Webster represents Montgomery County, which is part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area.

Pennsylvania is home to one of the richest gaming industries in the nation, with players losing more than $7 billion in the state’s 2025/26 fiscal year.

Bill Follows NJ Proposal

Webster has not yet filed his bill to require iGaming and mobile sportsbook platforms to issue consumers monthly activity reports. Webster had revealed his intent to author the legislation in a memo dated Sept. 16 that was circulated to all members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Webster’s plan follows a similar push in neighboring New Jersey, where state Sen. John McKeon (D-Essex, Passaic) authored Senate Bill 4280. The bill proposes requiring internet casinos and online sportsbooks to send bettors monthly recaps of their betting activity.

McKeon’s bill would require that internet gaming licensees send customers alerts when the monthly statements are ready through an “automatic electronic message displaying on the internet gaming account holder’s device,” aka a push notification. McKeon’s legislation seeks to mandate the licensees notify consumers about how much money they bet, won, and lost during the month.

Pennsylvania Problem Gambling

The PGCB this week released its 2025-2026 Annual Report. The 20th edition of the yearly recap of regulated non-lottery gambling in the commonwealth revealed that more Pennsylvanians than ever are self-excluding.

The PGCB’s Office of Compulsive and Problem Gambling reported that 9,677 people enrolled in self-exclusion programs during the state’s 2025/26 fiscal year (July 2025 through June 2026). That marked an 18% surge from the prior 12 months.

Pennsylvania offers self-exclusion programs for casinos, interactive gaming (including online sports betting), video gaming terminals, and fantasy contests. As of Oct. 2, 2026, 52,530 people have self-excluded across the four programs, with men accounting for 35,964 registrations.

Casino self-exclusion totaled 30,317, and iGaming self-exclusions totaled 17,603. Men between the ages of 35 and 44 are most likely to self-exclude.