Pennsylvania News - Page 83

ews Brief: Foxwoods Casino Philadelphia and Sugarhouse Casino were selected by the state regulators to receive slots gaming licenses in Philadelphia.

Governor Edward G. Rendell today commended the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board for the board's dedicated work.

News Brief: A Mount Airy Lodge official Tuesday proposed creating an independent audit committee to oversee slots operations if the newly reborn resort obtains a state casino license.

News Brief: Investors who planned a slots casino near the historic Gettysburg battlefield lost their bid for a gaming license.

ews Brief: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board ended months of speculation and debate Wednesday with the selection of a plan by Detroit businessman Don Barden for Pittsburgh's lone slots casino license.

Auditor General Jack Wagner said today that the hiring practices of slots operators would be the focus of his first audit of Pennsylvania's multibillion-dollar gaming industry.

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has selected the Sands Bethworks Gaming LLC, a subsidiary of Las Vegas Sands Corp., for a state gaming license.

News Brief: Philadelphia Park Casino is offering offer players two club cards, the standard player's card and the premium card for high-limit players, for its new customers.

News Brief: Former State Rep. Mark McNaughton, a longtime critic of gambling just appointed as a member of the Pennsylvania's Gaming Control Board, has won thousands of dollars at casinos in recent years, according to tax returns.

ews Brief: With the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board prepared to award a license Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Gaming Task Force has asked the board to make the license conditional on improvements to the applicants' plans.

News Brief: The Pocono Downs Mohegan Sun Casino continues to exceed expectations, with as many as 10,000 visitors per day, its owners said.

ews Brief: Opponents of a casino just east of Gettysburg were distraught when the executive director of the Gaming Control Board told the board Wednesday that only 1,434 petition signatures against the project were received as part of official testimony.

News Brief: With four of the potential casino locations in his district, Councilman Frank DiCicco yesterday urged the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to postpone for six months the selection next Wednesday of the two winning applicants.

ews Brief: A Pennsylvania lawmaker concerned about drunken driving announced plans Wednesday to try and stop the free flow of alcohol at the state's casinos next year.

ews Brief: An estimated 300 people packed the auditorium of the State Museum in Harrisburg for a hearing on a Gettysburg-area slots plan.

ews Brief: Hundreds of citizens are expected to attend the hearing about a proposed casino near Gettysburg today, in contrast to the sparse attendance at similar hearings for competing slots proposals.

News Brief: Fourteen people were arrested yesterday after they entered the lobby of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board headquarters to demand information about proposed casinos.

ews Brief: Gettysburg Borough Council members argued Monday about how a proposed revenue-sharing arrangement should have been negotiated.

News Brief: Presque Isle Downs will hold a job fair in Erie Saturday to help fill the 400 or more positions on its immediate payroll.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health today announced it will begin operating a problem gamblers information line on Friday, Dec. 8.