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Pennsylvania Gambling Bill Likely to Stay

14 December 2004

News Brief: Pennsylvania’s top lawyer said it appears that Governor Ed Rendell legally vetoed a bill that would have barred public officials from owning interests in gambling companies.

Philadelphia Developer Considers Building Casino

10 December 2004

News Brief: Property owner, Dennis Maloomian, is considering putting up a slot parlor on his Vine Street site.

Las Vegas Sands Eyes Site of Pennsylvania Mill

9 December 2004

The owner of the Venetian resort in Las Vegas, a month after failing in its efforts to help pass a casino petition in Nebraska, has signed an agreement with an investor to build a casino in the site of an historic steel mill in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

$171 Million Powerball Ticket Sold in Pennsylvania

9 December 2004

Some lucky Powerball player from Pennsylvania has more than $171 million extra to help with shopping this holiday season.

Magna Gets Financing for Gulfstream Park and The Meadows

9 December 2004

Magna Entertainment Corp.’s parent company, MI Developments Inc. has agreed to provide project financing for the reconstruction of facilities at Gulfstream Park race track in Florida of $115 million and at The Meadows race track in Pennsylvania of $77 million.

Pennsylvania Slot Bill to be Rewritten

7 December 2004

News Brief: State Rep. Ron Miller is rewriting a bill to use money from slot machines to shore up the Pennsylvania Lottery if the lottery loses money after slots parlors open in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Legislator Named to Gaming Control Board

1 December 2004

News Brief: A former state legislator was named to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Wednesday, the first day he became eligible under a state court ruling issued last month.

Pennsylvania Senate Whip Responds to Governor's Veto

1 December 2004

Senate Majority Whip Jeff Piccola today expressed his disappointment in Governor Rendell's veto of Senate bill 1209.

Pennsylvania Govenor Vetos Bill 1209

1 December 2004

Governor Edward G. Rendell today vetoed Senate Bill 1209, arguing that it undermines the ability of the newly established Gaming Control Board to work effectively to implement the provisions of Act 71 and removes important economic benefits originally contained in the Act.

Pennsylvania Gambling Boards Prepare for First Meeting

24 November 2004

News Brief: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board will hold its first meeting in three weeks, and chairman Thomas A. "Tad" Decker is itching to get started.

Mohegan Authority Names New President, CEO for Tracks

22 November 2004

The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, the operators of Mohegan Sun, announced today that Robert Soper has been designated to become President and Chief Executive Officer of Pocono Downs and five Pennsylvania off-track wagering operations.

Maryland, Pennsylvania Anti-Gambling Lawmakers Meet

22 November 2004

News Brief: Anti-gambling leaders from Maryland met yesterday with their Pennsylvania counterparts, hoping to establish a defensive perimeter against the expansion of gambling in the Mid-Atlantic.

Governor Threatens to Veto Changes in Gambling Law

22 November 2004

News Brief: Gov. Ed Rendell said he could not support Republican-penned amendments to the state's four-month-old slot-machine gambling law that passed Saturday following weeks of partisan jousting over the proposals.

Pennsylvania House Approves Gambling Measure

16 November 2004

News Brief: The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has approved a measure that would ban lawmakers from owning a stake in gambling-related businesses and also would make several other changes to Pennsylvania's new gambling law.

Senator Tomlinson Featured in Pennsylvania Gaming Congress

12 November 2004

Senator Robert M. ‘Tommy’ Tomlinson, an architect of Pennsylvania's recently enacted gaming legislation, will be a featured speaker at Pennsylvania Gaming Congress 2005.

Pennsylvania Slots No Worry to A.C. Casinos

10 November 2004

News Brief: Like church bingo, Pennsylvania's relatively modest slot parlors will be strictly the minor leagues of gambling and should pose little threat to the bigger, more extravagant Atlantic City casinos, political leaders told an industry conference Tuesday.

Courts Toss Out Pennsylvania Gaming Board Member

9 November 2004

News Brief: A Commonwealth Court panel has tossed a former state legislator off the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board but said he could be legally reappointed at the end of the month.

Pittsburgh Casino Site Remains Elusive

8 November 2004

News Brief: The license for a stand-alone slots casino in Pittsburgh won't be awarded for another two years, but already some powerful players are saying, in effect, ‘Not in my back yard.’

Slots May Fund Pittsburgh Arena

5 November 2004

News Brief: Regardless of where a slots casino ends up in Pittsburgh, Mayor Tom Murphy says he would like to see a portion of the revenue used to finance the construction of a new hockey arena.

Pennsylvania's New Slot Law

4 November 2004

Prof. I. Nelson Rose: Legalizing gambling is not the same as decriminalizing it.

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