License details from the regulator's list
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Regulator
- Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
- License holder, as listed
- SugarHouse HSP Gaming, LP d/b/a Rivers Casino Philadelphia
- Interactive gaming certificate
- The list shows no number
- Status
- On the regulator's list
- Websites on the list
- Register
- Licensed Interactive Gaming Certificateholders and Authorized Interactive Gaming websites, Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (document dated 4.30.26 in its file name)
- List date, as the regulator shows it
- April 30, 2026
- Read by us
Three names, one certificateholder
Players meet this certificate under brand names, and none of them is the holder. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board's list of interactive gaming certificateholders gives the holder as "SugarHouse HSP Gaming, LP d/b/a Rivers Casino Philadelphia." Under it, the list shows two interactive gaming operators, each with its own sites:
| Operator on the list | Authorized site or app | Types authorized | Operations began |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush Street Interactive PA, LLC | PlaySugarHouse (website and mobile app) | Slots; Table Games; Poker | July 19, 2019 |
| Rush Street Interactive PA, LLC | BetRivers (website and mobile app) | Slots; Table Games; Poker | January 30, 2020 |
| BetMGM, LLC d/b/a BetMGM | Borgata Online Casino (website and mobile app) | Slots; Table Games; Poker | February 24, 2021 for slots and table games; April 29, 2021 for poker |
The Rush Street rows also carry a line for poker that began on September 17, 2024. The list gives the operator and the types of gaming in one block for both Rush Street sites, and the table follows that block.
Why the Borgata name appears here
Anyone who knows the New Jersey list may be surprised to find a Borgata name in Pennsylvania under a Philadelphia riverfront casino. The Pennsylvania list is explicit: Borgata Online Casino is a site of BetMGM, LLC operating under the Rivers Casino Philadelphia certificate. The list states no link between that site and the New Jersey entry for Borgata, so we keep the two entries separate.
Sites and domains the list shows
The list prints addresses for each site: pa.playsugarhouse.com, pa.betrivers.com and casino.pa.borgataonline.com. In the register these three are shown by their main domains, playsugarhouse.com, betrivers.com and borgataonline.com. The Board's separate page of brand names for interactive gaming also includes BetRivers, Borgata and PlaySugarHouse, which matches the three rows.
The Board's current document is dated only through its file name, 4.30.26, and its own page links it as the list in force, so April 30, 2026 is the date shown. It gives no certificate number for this holder.
Reading the "operator" column
The Board's list describes its columns in its own introduction. It lists the casino that was awarded the interactive gaming certificate, and next to it the interactive gaming operators the Board licensed to provide interactive gaming on behalf of that certificateholder. That is why one holder can show two operators with different sites, as here. To see who stands behind a site, note both the certificateholder and the operator on the same list row.
Check the entry yourself
- Open the Board's page on licensed online gaming operators and go to the iGaming link.
- Find the brand on the interactive gaming operators page. The page names BetRivers, Borgata and PlaySugarHouse among its brands.
- Open the certificateholder document and search for "Rivers Casino Philadelphia" or "SugarHouse."
- Match the address you use against the addresses printed under the holder. The Board's list is the reference; an address not on it is not authorized there.
- Read the date in the file name, then see whether the Board's page links a newer file.
The steps are the same for every state, and the guide to checking an online casino license sets them out in general terms.
The summaries below
The two summaries that follow report what app store comments and one comparison page say about the BetRivers brand only. They say nothing about the certificate, and the three brands may differ in experience.
Frequently asked questions
Is BetRivers licensed in Pennsylvania?
The Board's list shows BetRivers as an authorized site under the Rivers Casino Philadelphia certificate, run by Rush Street Interactive PA, LLC, with slots, table games and poker.
Is Borgata Online Casino in Pennsylvania the same as the New Jersey Borgata entry?
The Pennsylvania list shows Borgata Online Casino under BetMGM, LLC and the Rivers Casino Philadelphia certificate. It does not describe any tie to the New Jersey entry, so the register treats them as separate listings.
Does the list show a certificate number?
No. The Board's document has no number column. It shows the holder, operator, types of gaming, sites and start dates.
What players say
Comments on the BetRivers app listing split. Several players say account support stayed with them through long account or verification problems, and some call deposits and withdrawals quick. Others describe locked accounts and repeated document requests, a delayed withdrawal after a large win, games that froze mid-round, payout sizes that shrank over time, and a feeling that results are fixed, which the operator's replies reject by pointing to independent game testing. One player warns that a poker table left open can keep playing hands.
The U.S. App Store listing for the BetRivers app shows 4.9 out of 5 from 53,257 ratings. These are single players' experiences, and this summary covers the BetRivers app only.
Summarized from the public U.S. App Store listing, November 2026.
What comparison sites say
One comparison page about BetRivers Casino rates it very high on safety and fairness. It reads the terms and conditions as mostly fair, with only minor concerns, notes that complaints about denied payouts are rare for an operator of its size, and finds it on no major blacklist. It credits the link to land-based casinos, a wide set of payment methods including PayPal, no withdrawal or win limits and around-the-clock English support that the reviewer found good. As a drawback it names the separate location-checking app a player must install. Comparison sites are often paid by the operators they cover.
Summarized from one comparison page, November 2026. Operators often pay comparison sites.