The retail sportsbook’s manager is Atif Chaudry, a 40-year-old native of the Pittsburgh area, who joined the Washington County casino two months ago. It is using Kambi to set odds and is partnering with DraftKings for an online operation, for which DraftKings is to seek licensing approval from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Oct. With its $1.4 mm project converting the former Vibe bar into a sportsbook with five counter windows and 15 TVs, plus 18 self-betting kiosks there and around the casino, the Meadows becomes the 10 th Pennsylvania casino with a retail sportsbook and second in the Pittsburgh area. Thursday to be attended by former Steelers Mel Blount and Rocky Bleier, ex-Pirate John Candelaria and former Penguins Bryan Trottier and Pierre Larouche. That is supposed to change – assuming state approval is received for permanent operation - with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. Tuesday – no lines, no hoopla, no celebrities. The sportsbook at the Meadows Racetrack and Casino opened for two days of testing under state gaming regulators’ supervision with a quiet, soft launch at 4 p.m.
