Octoplay Granted Interim Authorization in Pennsylvania Extending Its US Reach to a Third Regulated Gaming State
Octoplay has been granted Interim Authorization by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, clearing the supplier to distribute its games to licensed operators in one of the largest regulated iGaming markets in the United States. Pennsylvania becomes the company’s third US state and slots into a North American footprint that already runs across New Jersey, Michigan, Ontario and Alberta.
For a content supplier, access to a market this size is a direct commercial gain, not a symbolic one. The approval puts Octoplay’s games in front of a deep pool of licensed operators in the state, and it lands as part of a wider North American push the company has been running through 2025 and into 2026.
Why Pennsylvania Matters for Octoplay’s US iGaming Push
Pennsylvania is one of the largest regulated iGaming markets in the country, which makes authorization there a meaningful step up in reach rather than a routine box tick. It gives Octoplay a licensed route to a broad set of operators, and it puts the supplier’s content in three of the largest regulated states in the US at once. The Interim Authorization is the mechanism that opens that door, allowing Octoplay to supply games to licensed Pennsylvania operators.
What Octoplay’s Interim Authorization Actually Involves
The approval was issued by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board and permits Octoplay to supply its games to licensed operators in the state. It is Octoplay’s third US state in under 18 months. That run started with its New Jersey debut alongside BetMGM in June 2025, followed by its Michigan launch with BetMGM, FanDuel and Rush Street Interactive in December 2025. The Pennsylvania clearance sits within a wider North American expansion that most recently saw Octoplay go live in Alberta from day one with seven tier-one operators, including BetMGM, FanDuel and DraftKings.
What the Approval Signals About Octoplay as a Gaming Supplier
The pattern here is speed paired with regulatory discipline. Chief Legal Officer Martina Borg Stevens frames approval as the base layer of the commercial strategy rather than an afterthought:
Martina Borg Stevens, Chief Legal Officer at Octoplay
“Regulatory approval is the foundation of everything we do commercially, and we treat it that way. Pennsylvania sets one of the highest bars in the United States and we met it. That puts our content in three of the largest regulated states in the country.”
She adds that the approval gives Octoplay a platform to keep building across North America. That reading is backed by market data: Octoplay ranked as the #1 New Overall Top Supplier in the Eilers & Krejcik Gaming US index for four consecutive months, from April through July. Clearing three demanding state processes in quick succession, while topping a new-supplier index over the same window, is the kind of groundwork that earns durable placement on operator content menus.
Where Octoplay’s Regulated Gaming Footprint Stands Now
Octoplay is approved in 20 regulated jurisdictions, including Malta, the UK, Romania, Sweden, Slovakia, Italy, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Greece, Spain, Finland, Brazil, New Jersey, Michigan, Ontario, Georgia, Croatia, Alberta and Pennsylvania. North America remains the company’s focus market, and the three-state US position gives it a broader base to build from as further states and provinces come into range.
What Comes Next for Octoplay in the Regulated US Gaming Market?
A third US state in under 18 months gives Octoplay real distribution weight in North America, and the company has said the region is its focus market. The immediate benefit lands with operators, who gain access to content from a supplier that has just cleared one of the highest regulatory bars in the country. The honest limit is that Interim Authorization is a licensing milestone, not a performance one, so the real test is how the games perform on shelves once they are live. On the evidence so far, a supplier that keeps clearing tough state processes while topping a new-supplier index is building the kind of regulated footprint that competitors will have to reckon with.
Source: Octoplay
