Pennsylvania will likely be nudged one step closer to legal, in-casino sports betting Wednesday.

That's when the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is expected to consider a gaming license for William Hill, the professional oddsmaker that will set betting lines for Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course.

Even if the William Hill license is approved, however, sports bettors are going to have to wait just a few more weeks till the betting windows open.

Hollywood's Vice President of Marketing Fred Lipkin noted Tuesday that the company will still need several weeks to train staff on the oddsmaker's equipment.

And the betting and accounting systems will also need to pass testing with the PGCB's staff.

"We're targeting mid-to-late November," Lipkin said.

Penn National will take bets on all the major North American sports leagues' games, major college events and some European leagues.

Casino executives have said initial play will be solely through six new betting windows in a sports book set up on the casino's second floor, where Hollywood is already simulcasting races from other horse tracks.

Parx Casino in Bensalem, Bucks County, is the other Pennsylvania casino with a sports wagering certificate in hand. It was not immediately clear whether its oddsmaker will be on Wednesday's agenda.

Three other casinos - Harrah's Philadelphia Casino at Chester Downs, SugarHouse in Philadelphia, and Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh - could also be granted regulatory approval to enter Pennsylvania's sports betting market Wednesday.

None of those facilities are expected to beat Hollywood or Parx to the market, however.

Legal sports betting became a possibility here and across the rest of the nation when the U.S. Supreme Court in May struck down a longstanding federal prohibition that barred sports gambling in most states.

Thus far, Delaware, Mississippi, New Jersey, Nevada and West Virginia have launched. Rhode Island is the other state with the best potential to start before the end of this year, with a projected launch date in mid-November.