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Bucks County Resident Wins $256K In Online Lotto Bucks County Resident Wins $256K In Online Lotto
Bucks County Resident Wins $256K In Online Lotto A Bucks County resident logged off their computer six figures richer than they started, state officials say.  The unnamed Pennsylvania Lottery player won $256,564.09 in the PA Big Winner Spectacular, a connect-style internet instant game, lotto representatives announced Monday, Feb. 13.  PA Lottery online games can be accessed from any internet-connected computer, tablet, or mobile device. Players can also buy tickets for the Powerball®, Mega Millions®, Treasure Hunt, Cash4Life®, Match 6 Lotto and PICK game tickets online or through the Pennsylvania Lottery's o…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Lehigh Valley Man Charged For Gambling With Credit Cards Stolen While Escorting Woman To Car Lehigh Valley Man Charged For Gambling With Credit Cards Stolen While Escorting Woman To Car
Lehigh Valley Man Charged For Gambling With Credit Cards Stolen While Escorting Woman To Car A man from Bethlehem has been charged after he allegedly gambled online using credit cards he stole from a woman in a wheelchair when escorting her to her car. Victor Manuel Mariera, 41, is accused of stealing the cards from the woman at Wind Creek Casino in Bethlehem shortly after 12:45 a.m. on April 7, LehighValleyLive reports citing the the Bureau of Gaming Enforcement. Mariera, of the 1100 block of Dover Lane, was seen caught on surveillance footage taking the woman to her car, rummaging through her white bag and placing it in his backpack, the report says. The victim later reported a …

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by Valerie Musson
Sports
HOUSE WINS AGAIN: Pennsylvania Casinos Cover Coronavirus Losses With Internet Gambling HOUSE WINS AGAIN: Pennsylvania Casinos Cover Coronavirus Losses With Internet Gambling
House Wins Again: Pennsylvania Casinos Cover Coronavirus Losses With Internet Gambling Despite COVID-19 restrictions and layoffs, online internet gambling in Pennsylvania returned record monthly revenues for December 2020 totaling nearly $170 million, analysts said. Bucks, Montgomery and Northampton counties are a few of the 10 areas recognized for their iGaming high totals, according to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. These highs came during a month in which retail operations at casinos and video gaming terminal (VGT) establishments "went dark" on Dec. 12, 2020, and remained closed through December because of new state COVID-19 restrictions, analysts said. Board…

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by Nicole Acosta