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HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (“Board”) today reported that preliminary figures show $101,548,073 was wagered in the Commonwealth on this past weekend’s Philadelphia Eagles/Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl through retail and online sportsbooks. That was a 20.4% increase over the previous high for wagers placed in Pennsylvania for a Super Bowl achieved in 2023 when the Eagles and Chiefs also faced off.

At the same time, patrons overwhelmingly placed winning wagers resulting in negative revenue for the sports wagering operators of $6,532,147. The Board noted in particular a high percentage of wagers placed on the Eagles to win. The Eagles defeated the Chiefs 40-22.

Patrons could choose to place Super Bowl wagers in Pennsylvania at 18 retail locations and through 11 online wagering sites. Figures show that 91.2% of the money wagered was through online sites.

The following charts provide a breakdown of Super Bowl wagers and revenue this year and in the subsequent five years in which wagering could be conducted in Pennsylvania:

 

Year – Opponents	Wagers Retail	Wagers Online	Wagers Total
2025 – Philadelphia/Kansas City	$8,978,567	$92,569,506	$101,548,073
2024 – Kansas City/San Francisco	$6,866,870	$64,687,229	$71,554,099
2023 – Philadelphia/Kansas City	$10,316,188	$73,997,001	$84,313,189
2022 – Cincinnati/Los Angeles Rams	$6,938,462	$61,106,349	$68,044,810
2021 – Tampa Bay/Kansas City	$6,137,478	$47,497,202	$53,634,680
2020 – Kansas City/San Francisco	$6,728,544	$24,035,942	$30,693,942

 

 

Year – Opponents	Revenue Retail	Revenue Online	Revenue Total
2025 – Philadelphia/Kansas City	-$3,808,959	-$2,723,188	-$6,532,147
2024 – Kansas City/San Francisco	$451,039	$10,611,872	$11,062,911
2023 – Philadelphia/Kansas City	$4,652,018	$25,070,884	$29,722,902
2022 – Cincinnati/Los Angeles Rams	$697,646	$3,877,693	$4,575,339
2021 – Tampa Bay/Kansas City	-$24,264	$9,418,535	$9,394,271
2020 – Kansas City/San Francisco	-$450,894	-$2,840,675	-$3,334,787

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver Falls, PA) The Tabernacle Baptist Church in Beaver Falls will host featured speaker Stratton Nash at 4 p.m. on Sunday, February 16th for the fortieth year of their yearly Black History Symposium. According to the Beaver County Historical Society, several historical facts will be discussed by Nash. The acknowledgement of the late pastor of the church and the late founder of the event will also be accomplished by Nash. You can call 724-843-6319 or 724-847-0877 for more information.

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Story by Beaver County Radio Staff

(Beaver Pa.)  The Annual Beaver County Snow Shovel Riding Contest was a topic of discussion at the Beaver County Commissioners work session on Wednesday. Tony Caltury the head of Recreation and Tourism in Beaver County informed the Commissioners and the crowd in attendance that this years event is being cancelled due to the lack of snow.  The festival was scheduled to take place this Saturday, February 15, 2025.

Caltury said that they are going to switch it up for next year. In December they will open registration and inform registrants that they will decide on a weekend in January when there is snow on the ground. Caltury said they will make the decision on a Wednesday and notify everyone that it is happening that weekend. They will avoid the weekend of the Polar Plunge. Commissioners Chairman Dan Camp stated that 55 people had registered this year to participate.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) Aqua Pennsylvania Wastewater is planning to buy the wastewater collection and treatment system of the City of Beaver Falls and state officials are seeking public input about it. On Wednesday, February 26th, two meetings will be held by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. in the City of Beaver Falls Meeting Room. The public can also join the meeting by phone by dialing 717-783-5453 as well as giving their first and last name, the phone number used to get into the meeting, email address if they have it and phone number to contact if possible for the requirement.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is giving three tips to protect you since a door-to-door scam which involves solicitors posing as door-to-door salespeople is going around. The first is to check the person’s identification for a badge. The second is to know who they are, where they work, and the reason why they are there. The third is to avoid both quick and very stressful sales. People also need to leave immediately if you tell them to leave your home. Monaca is a local area in which someone needs a permit for door-to-door purposes. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Masks are being recommended instead of required at UPMC outpatient facilities and hospitals. UPMC stated on Monday that Wednesday would be the first day when masks would be required for all staff, visitors, and patients. This was due to respiratory illnesses increasing. The reason for this change is undetermined at this time. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Kennywood has announced that a new exhibit called “Kennywood Junction” will replace “Thomas Town.” The new area offers five new rides and is a tribute to the industrial roots of Pittsburgh. There will also be a gift shop and a Celebration Room in the new section of the park. According to a news release, Kennywood Junction will also be the place where their Easter celebration will be from April 12th through April 27th. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Monaca, PA) According to a release from the Community College of Beaver County, CCBC announced their Spanish for First Responders training program was launched for the first time ever. The Beaver County Sheriff’s Office and the Beaver County Emergency Services also helped to develop the program of three six-week sessions. Beaver County Emergency Services will host classes twice each week. The classes for police officers are starting now from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays through February 19th.