The shortest month of the year packed plenty of action for casinos in Pennsylvania.

February featured the arrival of Borgata online casino in Pennsylvania with over 150 games.

All land-based casinos in PA, after being closed about a third of the year in 2020, are now open and operating at reduced capacity with enhanced heath and safety protocols.

Also, there were lots of jackpot winners who found “hot” machines during a snowy February in Pennsylvania.

This is not a complete list of jackpots.

Divine Fortune welcomes another winner

Steven K., from Furlong, PA, is a regular player at PlaySugarHouse.com. Divine Fortune, the popular progressive online slot game, was the first game he ever played on the app, but he hadn’t played for over two years when he gave the game another go in February.

He was rewarded with a wonderful welcome back prize. The project manager hit the Divine Fortune jackpot with a $3 bet, winning $259,550 while playing at home on his phone.

“I started screaming and ran downstairs to my wife to show her,” he explained. “And then my phone died! I had to get my laptop out and make sure it was real.”

As for plans for the prize, Steven said he would discuss options with his wife and would like to set up a foundation to help single mothers so their kids are able to play sports.

This is the 19th Divine Fortune jackpot winner since its launch in 2019 on Rush Street Interactive’s two online casinos in Pennsylvania, BetRivers.com and PlaySugarHouse.com.

“We love when our players win life-changing jackpots,” said Mattias Stetz, COO of RSI, which operates PlaySugarHouse.com.  “This is one of many recent Divine Fortune jackpots which proves our players can win big, even when placing small bets.”

Rivers Casino Philadelphia

A $57,097 Grand Jackpot on Lightning Cash.

Rivers Casino Philadelphia also posts jackpots on their Instagram stories. Follow the hashtag #ReelWinningsatRivers

Some February winners we spotted in our Insta stories were:

  • $28,8823 at Caribbean Gold
  • $20,000 on Ultimate X Poker
  • $13,771 on Quick Link

Rivers Casino Pittsburgh

Harrahs Casino Philadelphia

Lightning strikes for a lucky Harrahs Casino player who won a $93,829 jackpot at Lightning Link.

Live! Casino Philadelphia

Live! Casino Philadelphia celebrated their official grand opening during the week of Feb. 4 with local sports celebrities, theatrics, and fireworks.

The newest casino in PA  casino welcomed jackpot and other winners, too.

Binh N. of Philadelphia, PA won a 2021 Lexus RCF Sport in a promotion to sign up in advance for a Live! Rewards Card.

Some Feb. Jackpot winners at Live! Casino Philadelphia:

Live! Casino Pittsburgh

Wind Creek Casino

Mount Airy Casino

Mohegan Sun Pocono

Here’s a reason to scream. Hitting a $55,000 jackpot on Screaming Links at Mohegan Sun.

Other jackpot winners at Mohegan Sun Pocono:

Other February Jackpots at PA casinos

Hollywood Casino

Dan and Janet won $157,706.49 on HollywoodCasino.com. They visited Hollywood Casino and picked up their “big check” from General Manager. Dan Ihm.

Hollywood Casino Feb. jackpots:

Parx Casino

March is Problem Gambling Awareness month

March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board and others are ramping up efforts to educate and raise awareness about the effects of gambling disorders.

Some resources and responsible gambling tools include:

  • The PA Self-Exclusion program now allows individuals to ban themselves from iGaming, Fantasy Contests, and Video Gaming Terminals, or VGTs.
  • www.ResponsiblePlay.pa.gov, a new website dedicated to addressing problem gambling, with information and links to identify a potential gambling problem and find help.
  • The PlayPause program from GeoComply and Conscious Gaming allows individuals to self-exclude from online casino sites across state lines. This important RG tool debuted in PA at BetMGM in late December 2020.
  • Options for participants to limit online play or their spending at operator websites. That includes fantasy contests, online casino games, online poker, and/or online sports betting.