Rivers Casino Philadelphia News - Page 18

SugarHouse Casino commemorated its first year milestone today with an anniversary program.

SugarHouse Casino plans expansion that includes doubling its gaming space to 90,000ft.

June hearing to be held to gather evidence, including public comment, on the renewal of the slot machine operators' license for the SugarHouse Casino.

American Gaming Association President and CEO Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr. says there's "reason to be optimistic about the future of gaming."

Casino to open Sept 23, 2010 previews 45,000 square foot gambling floor.

23 days from opening, SugarHouse Casino staff line up and cheer arrival of table games.

News brief: The $310 million SugarHouse Casino broke ground on Thursday with protest chants often drowning out the applause of supporters.

News brief: About a dozen anti-gambling activists were arrested at the SugarHouse Casino construction site on the Delaware River waterfront.

News brief: Gov. Ed Rendell says that taxpayers would lose valuable tax relief if two casino projects are not finished.

News Brief: Lawsuits, zoning fights, angry residents and battling politicians have kept any work from beginning on the $986 million Foxwoods casino and the $550 million SugarHouse casino.

News Brief: Pennsylvania's top agency on historic matters has called for more extensive archaeological work at the SugarHouse casino property.

News Brief: Mayor Nutter today revoked a building license awarded to SugarHouse Casino in the closing weeks of the Street administration.

News Brief: Opponents of Philadelphia's budding casino projects scored their first court success yesterday with a state Supreme Court ruling that likely further delays Foxwoods Casino's plans to build in South Philadelphia.

News Brief: It got downright nasty yesterday at the Commerce Department hearing over whether Philadelphia has authority to grant the SugarHouse casino permission to build on submerged lands on the Delaware River waterfront.

Governor Edward G. Rendell has issued a statement regarding the riparian rights application filed in Philadelphia by HSP Gaming LP.

Governor Rendell responds to the filing by HSP Gaming LP of a petition for a Writ of Mandamus and declaratory judgment with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court against the City of Philadelphia and Philadelphia City Council:

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today denied motions from HSP Gaming, LP and Philadelphia Entertainment and Development Partners, LP for an extension of time to pay their $50 million license fee.

News Brief: Foxwoods and SugarHouse are both protesting Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board's one-time, $50 million slot machine license fee.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court today affirmed the licensing decision of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to award a Category 2 slot machine license to HSP Gaming and Philadelphia Entertainment and Development Partners.

News Brief: While some community groups are opposing having casinos like the SugarHouse casino build so close to them, one group is now openly supporting the development.