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Casinos Offer Cut to Locals

24 February 2006

News Brief: Casino operators vying for licenses to run slot parlors along Pennsylvania’s I-95 corridor are promising to pour money into city neighborhoods.

Report Reveals Planet Hollywood Projected Numbers

24 February 2006

News Brief: Planet Hollywood's proposed casino on the riverfront would generate between $23 million and $60 million in gambling tax revenue for the federal, state and city governments in its first year, and generate at least 2,300 jobs, according to an economic-impact report made public yesterday.

Mayor Mulls Over Slot Resort

21 February 2006

News Brief: Still undecided on Aztar Corp.'s plans to build the Lehigh Valley Tropicana slots resort in Allentown, Mayor Ed Pawlowski is feeling the pressure.

Anti-Casino Group Criticizes Union Agreement

21 February 2006

News Brief: A union group announced recently casino investors have agreed to use union labor for the construction of a proposed casino, a decision local opposition group No Casino Gettysburg is criticizing.

Two Weeks Left to Sign Up for Casino Hearings

20 February 2006

News Brief: Anyone wishing to address the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board about a proposed slots parlor in the township has two weeks to register for the April 28 public input hearing.

Pittsburgh License Race Heats Up

15 February 2006

News Brief: Faced with a competitor's pledge to provide $290 million for a new arena in Pittsburgh, Forest City Enterprises fired back yesterday, claiming its Station Square casino would generate the most tax revenue for the state and the city.

Pennsylvania Board Adopts Strict Policy

14 February 2006

News Brief: Pennsylvania’s Gaming Control Board adopted a strict policy yesterday that includes prohibitions against political activity, accepting gifts from the gambling industry, or owning an interest in any casino-related firm doing business in Pennsylvania.

Pocono Downs CEO: Casino Will Employ 1,000 Workers

14 February 2006

News Brief: The Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce listened to Mohegan Sun at the Pocono Downs CEO’s overview of plans for the first local slot industry, which is expected to create about 1,000 jobs.

Michigan Tribal Casino Construction Resumes

14 February 2006

News Brief: The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians announced today that construction of the new casino project is under way.

Mt. Airy Plan on Commission Agenda

14 February 2006

News Brief: The land development plan for the proposed Mount Airy Lodge resort and casino comes before the Paradise Township Planning Commission today.

Diversity Experts to Speak At Pennsylvania Gaming Congress

14 February 2006

An impressive roster of diversity experts at the March 6-7 Pennsylvania Gaming Congress will help firms to capitalize on the emerging Pennsylvania gaming industry.

Buzztime Game Service Available

13 February 2006

Buzztime Network cable iTV game service is now available to Blue Ridge Communications, Inc.'s digital cable subscribers in western Pennsylvania.

Casino Proposed for Former Outdoors Store

10 February 2006

News Brief: What once was a pricey outdoors store, with stuffed caribou and bears adorning its faux mountain walls, will be transformed into a casino if and when Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Spa is awarded a Pennsylvania slot machine license.

Penguins Unconcerned About Betting Scandal

9 February 2006

News Brief: Penguins president Ken Sawyer said the franchise was unconcerned that an illegal sports bookmaking operation implicating former Penguins winger Rick Tocchet would adversely affect the organization's plans for a new arena primarily financed by Isle of Capri Casinos.

Ex-Con Back in Court

9 February 2006

News Brief: Convicted video poker operator John ‘Duffy’ Conley is up to his old tricks again, according to federal prosecutors.

Pittsburgh Casino Details Still Secret

9 February 2006

News Brief: Groups are criticizing the the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board’s plan for a series of public hearings when details of the Pittsburgh proposals are still be shrouded in secrecy.

Trump Offers to Buy School to Build Casino

8 February 2006

News Brief: Trump casinos has made an offer to the Philadelphia School District to buy a school that sits on land where it proposes to build a slots parlor in Nicetown.

LV Sands Meets with Suppliers

6 February 2006

News Brief: From contractors to caterers, 157 people from minority- and women-owned businesses have lined up for today's workshop on the types of services and supplies the Las Vegas Sands Corp. will need if gambling comes to south Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Board Rejects 3 Applications

3 February 2006

News Brief: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board refused to consider three applications for a casino licenses, reducing the number of applicants to 22 for the remaining 14 casino licenses available.

University Against Slot Casino

3 February 2006

News Brief: Duquesne University would like nothing more than to see a new arena built for the Penguins, but not if it means putting a slot machine casino at its doorstep.

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