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News Brief: Gamblers have risked well over $500 million in the slot machines at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs so far this year. Some of that money appears to be coming at the expense of local bingo parlors.

News Brief: The second phase of development at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs will add 300,000 square feet and about 2,000 slot machines to the casino adjoining a horse track just outside of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, according to casino president Robert Soper.

News Brief: Off to a strong start in its interim casino, Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs is poised to break ground on a second phase of construction that will quadruple the facility in size and add several amenities beyond additional slot machines.

Philadelphia Park Casino, the first casino to open in the Philadelphia area, chalks up another first with the introduction of the state’s first electronic table games.

ews Brief: Philadelphia City Council passed another bill yesterday aimed at derailing or at least delaying construction of Foxwoods Casino Philadelphia along the Delaware River.

News Brief: On April 26, demolition will begin on 10 Steel buildings to clear the way for 5,000 slot machines and a 10-story hotel and conference center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

News Brief: Two competitors took their four-year battle for the state's fourth and final harness racing license and the slots casino that will come with it to the state Supreme Court chambers here yesterday.

News Brief: The Carnegie Science Center may seek to delay an expected May 1 vote by the city planning commission on a master plan for the proposed Pittsburgh casino.

ews Brief: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, property owners would hit the jackpot under a proposal from the head of city council to cut taxes with casino revenue.

ews Brief: Casino opponents, stung by the state Supreme Court's decision Friday to issue a preliminary injunction knocking a referendum on the issue off the May 15 ballot, vowed yesterday to find another way to cast their ballots on the issue.

ews Brief: Anti-casino activists called yesterday for the firing of the state's top gambling regulator because his agency is trying to halt a May 15 referendum to sharply limit casino development in Philadelphia.

hiladelphia Park. the first slots gaming facility to open in the Philadelphia area, announced plans to expand on Tuesday.

ews Brief: The PhiladelphiaPark casino got hit with almost $30,000 in penalties to close the book on a Jan. 22 incident in which a slots player was initially denied a $102,000 jackpot.

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is challenging an ordinance passed by Philadelphia City Council which would restrict the location of legally approved slots casinos.

Mount Airy Resort & Casino has awarded three new construction-related contracts to local Pennsylvania firms.

News Brief: The Pittsburgh Gaming Task Force is gone, but another one will be taking its place to help ensure that the proposed Majestic Star casino in Chateau will be a quality development and a good neighbor.

News Brief: It is looking as if Philadelphians will have their say on casinos in the May 15 primary election, but it remains to be seen whether the courts will listen.

ews Brief: The Meadows Racetrack & Casino officials said they will open a 24-hour operation with 1,738 slot machines sometime in the last week of May.

News Brief: A Philadelphia City Councilman is saying that a ban on adult-oriented businesses from part of the Delaware riverfront could also ban the proposed Sugar House Casino.

Youbet.com, Inc. reports that beginning this weekend it will carry racing content from Philadelphia Park Casino and Racetrack, home of year-round live racing and the site of the prestigious $500,000 Pennsylvania Derby every Labor Day.