Light & Wonder provide table games in four Hollywood Casino properties in Pennsylvania

December 23, 2022
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Light & Wonder signs agreement to become the first provider of Operator Wide Area Progressive (OWAP) table games in the state of Pennsylvania.

The gambling company has provided Penn Entertainment’s four Hollywood Casino properties in Pennsylvania – The Meadows, Penn National Race Course, Morgantown and York – with 79 connected tables – pending customary regulatory approvals. 

Light & Wonder has stated its new technology ‘enables casino operators to link gaming titles across multiple properties using a centralized network, which keeps them under the same corporate umbrella.’

Tony Frabbiele, VP and General Manager at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course, said: “We’re delighted that Light & Wonder has brought their dynamic OWAP technology to Penn Entertainment’s Hollywood Casinos in Pennsylvania, and appreciate the cooperation from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board in helping us offer these new products to our customers.

“We anticipate that players at our Pennsylvania properties will enjoy the added perks of Light & Wonder’s trusted networked solution and hope to expand the OWAP offering into other regions in the future.''

Furthermore, Siobhan Lane, CEO of Gaming, Light & Wonder, said of the deal: “We are excited to provide Pennsylvania and the Penn Entertainment organization with their first OWAP table games network in Pennsylvania. This is great news for the gaming industry in Pennsylvania, as it opens the door for other operators to drive player excitement across their casino networks.”

In other news, Light & wonder recently announced it had inked a long-term extension with Gift & Go.

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