Pennsylvania News - Page 71

News Brief: With attendance at its bingo games down since the opening of the Hollywood Casino, the Hebron Fire Company won approval for an advance on its allocation from South Lebanon Twp. to help it deal with a cash flow problem.

Mezey Howarth Racing Stables, Inc. reports that on May 15, 2008, Ops Overlord finished first in the ninth race at Penn National Race Course.

News Brief: Upper Merion residents raised hardly a peep of protest yesterday as the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board held a hearing on a proposal to place 500 slot machines at the Valley Forge Convention Center.

Two tickets matched all six winning numbers, 03-04-15-26-31-49, in the May 20 Match 6 lotto drawing.

News Brief: A newly-appointed five-member advisory board will divvy up the share of taxes on the Hollywood Casino.

News Brief: Slots wagers rose slightly across the state last week, while Mount Airy reported a small drop in betting.

News Brief: According to a recent study, Pennsylvania legislation proposed to more than double the allowable payouts at bingo games can't trump the power of real casinos.

News Brief: A veto threat, backed by opposition from a number of Democratic senators, scuttled the latest attempt Monday to pass a compromise Pennsylvania public-places smoking ban.

News Brief: The Meadows Racetrack & Casino, once projected to fall far short of its own revenue estimates, is paying out hundreds of millions of dollars more than competing casinos in West Virginia.

News Brief: Casinos, private clubs and smaller bars and taverns appear to be winning their fights for exceptions from a bill to ban smoking from most indoor facilities in Pennsylvania.

News Brief: Don Barden plans to sell his Fitzgeralds Casino & Hotel in downtown Las Vegas and put $35 million of the proceeds toward opening the Majestic Star Casino in Pittsburgh.

News Brief: Pennsylvania gaming regulators didn't know about Wilkes-Barre slots operator Mohegan Sun's relationship with a corrupt developer in Wisconsin.

News Brief: Lawsuits, zoning fights, angry residents and battling politicians have kept any work from beginning on the $986 million Foxwoods casino and the $550 million SugarHouse casino.

Tickets for the Pennsylvania Lottery's sixth Millionaire Raffle go on sale Thursday.

News Brief: Pennsylvania's top agency on historic matters has called for more extensive archaeological work at the SugarHouse casino property.

GTECH Corporation, today announced that it has been informed by the Pennsylvania Lottery of their intent to award the contract for the Lottery's online and instants-system to the incumbent vendor.

News Brief: Pennsylvania casinos that have actively opposed a statewide ban on smoking at their properties said Thursday they are not budging from their stance.

News Brief: Majestic Star Casino owner Don Barden plans to postpone his request to undo a $3 million promise to the Hill District until after he meets with local political leaders.

News Brief: Majestic Star Casino owner Don Barden should keep his $3 million commitment to Pittsburgh but not necessarily the Hill District, where he did not get development rights, Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato said today.

News Brief: Winning payouts at Mount Airy Casino Resort fell for the third week in a row, while wagers dropped more than 11 percent, following a strong week to end the month of March.