Ed Gainey gets new job on Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board

Julia Burdelski TribLive Fri, Feb 6, 2026 • 07:50 PM

Mayor Ed Gainey delivers his final budget address to members of City Council and the general public on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025 at Pittsburgh City-County Building in downtown Pittsburgh. (Shane Dunlap | TribLive)

Former Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey secured a new job on the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.

He was appointed by Pennsylvania House Speaker Joanna McClinton and sworn in Thursday, Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board spokesman Doug Harbach told TribLive Friday.

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is an independent state agency tasked with regulating casino and internet-based gambling, sports wagering, video-gaming terminal gambling and fantasy sports games.

Gainey will make $145,000 on the board, according to Harbach. The city’s mayor this year makes about $140,000.

Gainey served a single term as Pittsburgh’s mayor. He lost the Democratic primary race to Mayor Corey O’Connor, who went on to beat Republican Tony Moreno in the general election and become the city’s 62nd mayor.

Gainey’s first meeting with the gaming control board will be Feb. 25, according to Harbach.