Pennsylvania News - Page 87

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.

News Brief: Isle of Capri has all but won the endorsement of a city task force in its billion-dollar bid for a slot machine casino in Pittsburgh.

News Brief: The state House of Representatives approved its own broad changes to Pennsylvania's two-year-old slot-machine gambling law Tuesday night and rejected parts of a Senate proposal as the legislative session winds down.

Widener University and its acclaimed School of Hospitality Management will be the Diamond Sponsor of the 3rd annual Pennsylvania Gaming Congress, conference organizers announced today.

Seven Springs Mountain Resort announced today that it is withdrawing its application for a Pennsylvania Category 3 gaming license.

Jeanette Annibella is the latest winner of the top prize in the Pennsylvania Lottery's $2 instant ticket game, Win $1,000 A Week For Life.

MTR Gaming Group, Inc. reports that Richard Knight has been appointed President, CEO and General Manager of Presque Isle Downs, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

ews Brief: Although zoning hearing board members expressed reservations over the applicant's traffic-impact study, a casino proposed near Gettysburg received approval Wednesday night.

The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority and Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs reports official plans to be the first racetrack in Pennsylvania to open a casino.

News Brief: The first gamblers to play the slots at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs will be pumping money into the United Way of Wyoming Valley.

Harrah's Chester Casino & Racetrack and Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. plan to host a vendor event for diverse businesses in and near Chester, Pennsylvania.

News Brief: Penn National Gaming Inc. has received the go-ahead to start building a slot-machine facility at its Penn National Race Course in Grantville.

Ronald A. Cline of Waterford, Erie County, is one of Pennsylvania's newest millionaires, having matched 5- of-5 winning Powerball numbers to win the second-tier prize in the Sept. 16 drawing.

News Brief: Backers of Western Pennsylvania's first temporary casino said Wednesday they will start construction today, even as gambling opponents vowed to continue their fight against legalized slots.

Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell applauded the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today after it approved conditional slot-machine gaming operator licenses for five Pennsylvania horseracing tracks.

News Brief: The state Gaming Control Board is expected to issue temporary casino licenses today to Penn National and several other horse racetracks.

News Brief: Smokers would be allowed to puff away when they're gambling at slot machines in Pennsylvania casinos, under an amendment adopted by the Senate Rules Committee yesterday.

ews Brief: As gambling regulators prepare to vote on a slots license for The Meadows harness racing track, officials have been talking with the applicant, Millennium Gaming, about extra standards it might have to meet.

Bally Technologies has signed a contract with Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs to provide a complete casino management system.