Pennsylvania News - Page 86

Three Minersville, Schuylkill County women will share the $500,000 top prize from "Wish List," one of the Pennsylvania Lottery's six new holiday-themed instant games.

Magna Entertainment Corp. reports that PA Meadows has made payment for The Meadows, a standardbred racetrack located in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs made history today with a grand opening ceremony, introducing slot machine gaming in Pennsylvania.

News Brief: Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. has enlisted Robert L. Johnson, the founder of Black Entertainment Television, as a partner in its proposed $350 million Philadelphia waterfront casino.

News Brief: Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. would pay the city's Urban Redevelopment Authority $1.3 million a year to use a parking lot above Mellon Arena for a temporary casino if it wins the Pittsburgh slot machine license.

News Brief: With names like Mr. Cashman and Sun & Moon, the first wave of no-armed bandits were delivered to Harrah’s Chester Casino and Racetrack Monday.

News Brief: Legalized casino gambling in Ohio would eat into the profits for a Pittsburgh casino, no matter who receives the license, according to Ron Porter, co-chairman of the volunteer Pittsburgh Gaming Task Force.

Governor Edward G. Rendell today accepted a check on behalf of the citizens of Pennsylvania for $50 million from Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.

News Brief: A Washington County restaurateur pleaded guilty Tuesday to running an illegal bookmaking business and criminal conspiracy in a nearly yearlong investigation of a multmillion-dollar gambling ring based in Pittsburgh.

News Brief: The Bethlehem Planning Commission got its first look Tuesday at architectural sketches and rudimentary floor plans for the proposed Las Vegas Sands Corp. casino.

Governor Edward G. Rendell today signed Senate Bill 862, legislation for regulating Pennsylvania’s gambling industry.

New Brief: Both of the Lehigh Valley's casino hopefuls have invited social workers to learn about the warning signs and treatment options for compulsive gamblers.

The Susquehanna International Group poker tournament winner was Ayres Fan, an electrical engineering student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today unanimously approved the application of Presque Isle Downs Inc. for a sixth gaming operator license under the Race Horse Development and Gaming Act of 2004.

News Brief: The state House of Representatives yesterday prolonged its squabble with the Senate over a bill intended to strengthen regulation and enforcement of Pennsylvania's slot-machine industry.

ews Brief: The Pennsylvania State Senate voted unanimously last night to remove controversial features of the 2004 law that legalized casino gaming in Pennsylvania, with a vote on the amendment due today in the House of Representatives.

News Brief: Philadelphia's rich and powerful state senator Vince Fumo has dropped his opposition to local zoning control of gambling casinos here.

News Brief: If a slots casino comes to Gettysburg, York County might lose out on the profits.

News Brief: Three members of the Pittsburgh Gaming Task Force have resigned, and the Heinz Endowments has dropped its funding in the wake of the group's near-endorsement of Isle of Capri for the city's casino license.

Susquehanna International Group will host seniors from top colleges and universities around the country to a poker tournament at its Bala Cynwyd headquarters this weekend.