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Pennsylvania Gambling Vote Delayed

31 March 2004

News Brief: It now appears there will be no vote this week on expanded gambling in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Study: No Gambling Windfall for Bucks County

30 March 2004

News Brief: Since Bucks County is rich compared with the rest of Pennsylvania, most county homeowners would see only the minimum 10 to 15 percent cut in school property tax if gambling is legalized, according to a new study.

Pennsylvania Could Vote for Video Slots

29 March 2004

News Brief: A vote to allow video slot machines in Pennsylvania taverns could come as early as this week, according to state Representative Paul Costa.

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Revive Auctioning Idea

23 March 2004

News Brief: The year-old idea of auctioning casino licenses has been revived by Pennsylvania lawmakers who say the state could earn an extra $2 billion.

Maryland, Pennsylvania Fight to Keep Gambling Money

22 March 2004

ews Brief: Legislators in Maryland and Pennsylvania are racing to legalize gambling, convinced that thousands of their residents are crossing borders every day to gamble away millions in New Jersey, West Virginia, Delaware and New York.

IRS Targets Belize Accounts in Gambling Investigation

5 March 2004

ews Brief: Federal prosecutors have filed papers to seize nearly $5 million from various corporate bank accounts in Belize as part of an ongoing Internal Revenue Service investigation of a gambling business in the Central American nation.

Third Club Member Pleads Guilty

5 March 2004

News Brief: A third member of a Pennsylvania private club has pleaded guilty to gambling and money laundering charges.

Pennsylvania Lawmaker Wants Gambling Laws Rewritten

1 March 2004

ews Brief: As the debate over legalizing big-time gambling drags on, a state lawmaker says it’s time to rewrite the laws governing the small-scale gambling already legal in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Private Club Busted for Illegal Gambling

20 February 2004

News Brief: “The private Order of Fleas club in Easton, Pennsylvania, concealed an $8.4 million illegal gambling operation that involved payoffs, kickbacks and money laundering schemes.

Critics: Pennsylvania Governor Overly Optimistic about Slots

9 February 2004

News Brief: Slot opponents question Governor Rendell’s $3 billion figure is what it would take for Pennsylvania to net $1 billion in new tax revenue.

Pennsylvania Governor Makers New Slot Pitch

27 January 2004

News Brief: Governor Ed Rendell today proposed new legislation to legalize slot machines at up to 12 venues in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania County Not Interested in Gambling Expansion

26 January 2004

News Brief: Pennsylvania gambling-expansion legislation probably wouldn't affect Berks county, according to lawmakers and gaming-industry officials.

Oklahoma Tribe Seeks Gambling Rights in Pennsylvania

16 January 2004

News Brief: After failing so far to gain legislative backing to operate slot machines in Pennsylvania, an Oklahoma tribe filed a federal lawsuit today to reclaim 315 acres of ancestral tribal land in Northampton County.

Pennsylvania Township to Vote for Gambling Referendum

14 January 2004

News Brief: Church bingo and certain other small games of chance will become legal in the Hanover township if residents vote in favor of a referendum on the upcoming primary ballot.

Pennsylvania's No-Slots Budget Hits Gaming Stocks

23 December 2003

News Brief: Shares of slot machine maker International Game Technology and casino operator Penn National Gaming Inc. fell sharply on Monday as Pennsylvania neared a budget deal without legalizing gambling.

Pennsylvania Gambling Measure Fails

22 December 2003

Even after marathon night in the Pennsylvania Senate, efforts to approve gambling-financed property tax cuts collapsed Saturday before the sun rose.

Pennsylvania Gambling Debate Expected to be Resolved

15 December 2003

News Brief: Legislative leaders and top negotiators for Governor Ed Rendell believe that this week, after nearly nine months of impasse, they will resolve the the slot-machine gambling issue.

Pennsylvania Governor: Tribal Casinos Unlikely

11 December 2003

News Brief: Gambling casinos owned and operated by Indian tribes are unlikely to open in Pittsburgh or elsewhere in Pennsylvania, Gov. Ed Rendell said Wednesday.

Pennsylvania Senator Offers Expanded Gambling Plan

10 December 2003

News Brief: Senator Vince Fumo has offered up an expanded gambling plan for Pennsylvania that would authorize up to six slot machine locations at the state’s racetracks and give track owners a greater profit margin than proposed in earlier slot bills.

Pennsylvania Tribal Gaming Dealt New Hand

5 December 2003

News Brief: Indian gaming in Pennsylvania, a concept once pronounced dead at the state Capitol, has been revived in a Senate bill that would provide licenses to two Oklahoma tribes if they agreed to be treated as any other gambling entity.

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