Who owns Caesars Palace Online Casino?
As of : Caesars Entertainment owns Caesars Palace Online Casino. Its Caesars Digital unit runs the app, and the parent trades on Nasdaq. The Pennsylvania licence holder is Chester Downs and Marina, LLC, the company behind Harrah's Philadelphia, which holds a PGCB interactive gaming certificate. The casino went live in Pennsylvania in August 2023 and also serves New Jersey, Michigan, West Virginia and Ontario.
| Ultimate owner | Caesars Entertainment (listed (Nasdaq:CZR)) |
|---|---|
| Operating company | Chester Downs and Marina, LLC d/b/a Harrah's Philadelphia, US-PA |
| Licences | USA Pennsylvania — PGCB Interactive gaming certificate |
| Products | Casino |
| Website | caesarspalaceonline.com |
| Sister casinos | 4 |
| Fines and actions | Caesars Palace Online Casino’s own company: 0 · whole Caesars Entertainment group: 4 |
| Owner proof | verified |
| Last checked | 15 Oct 2026 |
In numbers
- Chester Downs and Marina, LLC d/b/a Harrah's Philadelphia also runs 2 other gambling brands under the same company and licence.
- Caesars Entertainment owns 5 casino and betting brands and runs 1 white-label site for partners in our data.
- 4 fines and regulator actions against the owner since 2025, about €334,000 in total (converted to euros).
Who is behind it
This is the standalone casino app of Caesars Entertainment, a company our data dates to 1973. It sits in the Caesars Digital unit next to the Horseshoe, Tropicana and Harrah's online casinos. Unlike Caesars Sportsbook, it offers casino games only. In 2026 Caesars agreed a tribal online casino deal in Maine, which was pending approval when we checked.
Licence and what it means for you
Chester Downs and Marina, LLC, which trades as Harrah's Philadelphia, holds the Pennsylvania interactive gaming certificate used by caesarspalaceonline.com. The casino went live there in August 2023. It also runs in New Jersey, Michigan and West Virginia, and in Canada our sources list it with iGaming Ontario and Alberta's AGLC. Each regulator covers only players in its own area. A self-exclusion in Pennsylvania may not stop you playing in New Jersey, so set it in every place you play.
Licence records
| Regulator | Type | Valid | Check it |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA Pennsylvania — PGCB Interactive gaming certificate | — | active | register |
What each licence means, and self-exclusion
Sister sites
For casino players the nearest sisters are Horseshoe Online Casino, Tropicana Online Casino and Harrah's Online Casino, all casino-only brands in the Caesars Digital unit. Caesars Sportsbook adds sports betting, and WSOP.com covers poker. Our data counts 4 sister brands. Limits you set on one app may not carry over to the others.
4 sister casinos
Same owner often means the same terms, the same support team and the same payout rules. A self-exclusion at one brand may not cover its sister sites.
Caesars Sportsbooksportsbook.caesars.com
Horseshoe Online Casinohorseshoeonlinecasino.com- Tropicana Online Casinotropicanacasino.com
- Harrah's Online Casinoharrahscasino.com
Does self-exclusion at Caesars Palace Online Casino cover its sister sites? · How national self-exclusion schemes work
Caesars Entertainment also runs 1 white-label sites for partner brands
Fines and regulator actions
Our data has no fine against Caesars Palace Online Casino or its Pennsylvania licensee, Chester Downs and Marina. The 4 actions on record all name Caesars Sportsbook, the group's betting brand. The smallest was a $2,000 New Jersey penalty in April 2025 for breaking sports wagering rules. None concerns casino play.
All 4 fines and regulator actions, with sources
None of these 4 names Caesars Palace Online Casino’s own company; they concern other companies of the Caesars Entertainment group. The company column names who was fined.
Fines from the 40 regulators, prosecutors and courts we track, online gambling only; fines against land-based casinos are out of scope. How we count fines.
| Date | Company | Regulator / court | Amount | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Caesars Sportsbook (American Wagering / Caesars Interactive NJ) | USA New Jersey — DGE | USD 251,250 | DGE Director's ruling (summary for aug1-15 2026): civil penalty of $251,250 and disgorgement of $45,465.38 from Caesars Sportsbook pursuant to an Action in Lieu of Complaint for violation of regulations regarding responsible gaming source |
| 2026-03-12 | American Wagering Inc. d/b/a Caesars Sportsbook | USA Massachusetts — Gaming Commission | USD 10,000 | Civil administrative penalty for Sports Wagering Catalog noncompliance (27 June to 9 July 2024). Listed on the Commission's noncompliance enforcement page (https://massgaming.com/regulations/noncompliance-enforcement-actions/). source |
| 2025-04-30 | Caesars Sportsbook (American Wagering / Caesars Interactive NJ) | USA New Jersey — DGE | USD 2,000 | DGE Director's ruling (summary for apr16-30 2025): civil penalty of $2,000 against Caesars Sportsbook via a Notice of Violation for violation of sports wagering rules source |
| 2025 | Caesars Sportsbook (American Wagering, Inc.) | USA Michigan — MGCB | USD 100,000 | Reported fine after a payment-system flaw let a bettor make fake deposits in 2023; Caesars signed an Acknowledgment of Violation in mid-2025 (secondary source). source |
About Caesars Entertainment
Largest US casino owner; its Caesars Digital unit runs Caesars Sportsbook, Caesars Palace Online Casino, Horseshoe Online Casino, Tropicana and Harrah's online casinos. It sold the WSOP trademark to NSUS Group (GGPoker) on 29 Oct 2024 for $500m and signed licence agreements that let it keep running its US WSOP operations, including the Las Vegas series, for 20 years. It runs WSOP Online real-money poker in NV, NJ, MI and PA under that licence. In 2026 it agreed a Maine tribal online casino deal, pending approval.
Headquarters: US · Founded: 1973 · Ownership: listed (Nasdaq:CZR)
How we know, and what we could not confirm
How we know: Flagship standalone casino app; PA from Aug 4 2023.
- We have no company registration number for Chester Downs and Marina, LLC d/b/a Harrah's Philadelphia.
Caesars Entertainment sister sites, fines and sources →
Ratings elsewhere
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Ratings from other websites, with their source. We do not copy their reviews, and they do not change our facts.
Often compared
- Are Caesars Palace Online Casino and Caesars Sportsbook owned by the same company? Yes, both are owned by Caesars Entertainment.
Questions and answers
Who runs Caesars Palace Online Casino?
Caesars Digital, the online unit of Caesars Entertainment.
Which company holds its Pennsylvania licence?
Chester Downs and Marina, LLC, trading as Harrah's Philadelphia, under a PGCB interactive gaming certificate.
When did it launch in Pennsylvania?
In August 2023.
Has the online casino been fined?
Not in our data. The fines we hold name Caesars Sportsbook.
Is Caesars Palace Online Casino legit?
Caesars Palace Online Casino is run by Chester Downs and Marina, LLC d/b/a Harrah's Philadelphia, which holds a licence from PGCB (USA Pennsylvania). Check the licence in the Pennsylvania licence register. Its owner is Caesars Entertainment, a listed company. Fines and regulator actions against Caesars Palace Online Casino’s own company: 0; against the whole Caesars Entertainment group: 4. Sister sites with the same owner: 4. Guide: How to check a casino. We do not rate sites. A licence from your country’s regulator is the main protection.
What are Caesars Palace Online Casino’s sister sites?
Caesars Palace Online Casino has 4 sister casinos with the same owner, Caesars Entertainment: Caesars Sportsbook, Horseshoe Online Casino, Tropicana Online Casino, Harrah's Online Casino. Full list: all Caesars Entertainment sister sites.
Sources
- https://gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov/sites/default/files/licensure/Expanded%20Gaming%20Information%20and%20Links/Online_Operator_Master_List.pdf
- https://igamingontario.ca/en/player/regulated-igaming-market
- https://www.legalsportsreport.com/211469/caesars-horseshoe-online-casino-three-state-launches/
- https://sbcamericas.com/2024/11/20/horseshoe-online-casino-new-jersey/
- https://www.njoag.gov/about/divisions-and-offices/division-of-gaming-enforcement-home/internet-gaming-sites/
- https://www.nj.gov/oag/ge/docs/InternetGaming/internetgamingpermitholders.pdf
- https://gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov/interactive-gaming-operators
- https://www.michigan.gov/mgcb/internet-gaming-and-fantasy-contests/authorized-online-gaming-and-sports-betting-platform-providers-in-michigan
- https://www.legalsportsreport.com/online-casinos/west-virginia/
- https://aglc.ca/gaming-registrants
- https://aglc.ca/admin/content/gaming-registrants/export?page&_format=csv
Last checked 15 Oct 2026. Review text checked against our data on 26 Oct 2026. How we check facts. Gambling can be addictive. Help: BeGambleAware, GamStop, Gamblers Anonymous.
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