Pennsylvania News - Page 84

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.

News Brief: Station Square casino developers yesterday used a video simulation to argue to Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board members that concerns about traffic jams are overblown.

News Brief: Proponents of slots parlors in Allentown and near Gettysburg will appear before Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Wednesday.

News Brief: Investors in the proposed Foxwoods Casino Philadelphia agreed to pay a record $200,000 in fines after one of the group's partners violated a Pennsylvania ban on making political contributions while seeking a slot-machine license.

News Brief: Las Vegas Sands is competing for a license to build a casino that would anchor shops and condominiums, preserving the historical Bethlehem steel plant and bringing an initial 1,825 jobs to the former industrial region.

News Brief: Even if Las Vegas Sands gets a state gambling license, it may still have to fight to build a casino in Bethlehem.

ews Brief: Slots investors from the Poconos fired shots Tuesday at a competing proposal near Gettysburg, saying among other things that Gettysburg would draw fewer gamblers and bring in less money.

ews Brief: A Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, bus trip advertised as an initiative of the Mayor's South Side Task Force is being paid for by Las Vegas Sands Corp., the task force chairman said Monday.

ews Brief: Straban Township supervisors gave the go-ahead Monday night to a tentative split of expected Adams County casino revenues that could result in about $2.5 million going to each Straban and Gettysburg Borough.

In the wake of the announced closing of Wilmington’s Kahunaville Restaurant & Bar, Harrah’s Chester Casino & Racetrack has stepped in to lend assistant to the displaced employees affected by the closing.

News Brief: If Foxwoods Development Co. wins a license Dec. 20 to build on the 161/2-acre site on South Columbus Boulevard in South Philadelphia, its Foxwoods Casino Philadelphia will confirm it as a major player in the casino industry.

ews Brief: An Adams County judge sent an appeal of a casino zoning decision to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in a court order Wednesday.

News Brief: A Hill District group asked would-be casino developers for multimillion-dollar pledges and became critical of a proposal to build in that neighborhood after it was rebuffed, a Pittsburgh councilwoman said yesterday.

News Brief: State Rep. H. William DeWeese, who is expected to become Pennsylvania's new House speaker in January, has drafted a bill to legalize table games in Pennsylvania casinos.

News Brief: NextChoice, a self-service software provider to the restaurant and grocery industries, recently deployed its Smart Self-Service software at the new Mohegan Sun At Pocono Downs in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Governor Rendell has signed a bill that allows restaurants with approved a slot machine license to give liquor free of charge to persons engaged in playing slot machines.

News Brief: NHL commissioner Gary Bettman warned Tuesday that the Penguins' future in Pittsburgh is uncertain if the Isle of Capri casino chain isn't awarded a license next month to build a slot machines parlor in the city.

News Brief: The second of two applicants for a 500-slot machine resort casino license in Pennsylvania dropped its bid Tuesday.

News Brief: Majestic Star Casino would deliver the biggest jackpot for taxpayers if it gets Pittsburgh's casino license, according to a state study released Monday.