Will legal internet gambling in PA hurt The Sands Bethlehem?Tim Silfies, WFMZ · November 1, 2017 at 11:42 pmOn Monday, Governor Tom Wolf signed legislation that will allow internet gambling in Pennsylvania.So, how will this affect a brick-and-mortar casino like The Sands Bethlehem?Nobody knows for sure, but Dr. Michele Deegan, Professor of Political Science at Muhlenberg College, is well equipped to make a prediction.“I’ve been studying gambling behaviors in the Lehigh Valley since 2007,” she told 69 News. “I actually don’t think that the online gambling expansion is going to have an impact on the Sands.”In other states that allow internet gambling, giants like Caesar’s and Borgata run online games and actual casinos.That probably won’t happen in the case of the Sands, because the owner Sheldon Adelson is a staunch opponent of internet gambling who says it’s bad for casinos and players.
