15 Aug 2008
The Pennsylvania
Gaming Control Board today approved the request to restructure the
financing and ownership interests of the partially-constructed casino
project in the city of Pittsburgh.
14 Aug 2008
News Brief: At a meeting, Neil Bluhm made his case for the proposed transfer of the city's sole slots license from Don Barden to his group, Pittsburgh Gaming Holdings.
8 Aug 2008
Susan Hensel, the
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board's Director of the Bureau of Licensing,
will be part of a panel discussion on gaming at the 48th Annual Meeting and
Regional Policy Forum held by the Council of State Governments.
28 Jul 2008
News Brief: The Pennsylvania
Gaming Control Board today released its first benchmark report to determine
the impact of slot machine play on Pennsylvania pari-mutuel wagering.
21 Jul 2008
The Pennsylvania
Gaming Control Board today published on its web site the ownership
structure of the proposed joint venture agreement by Holding Acquisition,
Co., L.P. and PITG Gaming.
15 Jul 2008
The Chairman of the
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today reiterated that grants awarded
under a program mandated in the Gaming Act are to be used only to enforce
and prevent the unlawful operation of slot machines in the Commonwealth,
and not for illegal activities involving small games of chance.
11 Jul 2008
The Pennsylvania
Gaming Control Board today denied a request by the developers of the Valley
View Downs racetrack in Lawrence County to grant a Conditional Category 1
slots gaming license prior to the completion of its background
investigation and suitability hearing.
8 Jul 2008
The Pennsylvania
Gaming Control Board announced today that the location for its Thursday,
July 10, 2008 board meeting has been moved to the State Museum Auditorium.
20 Jun 2008
Eileen H. McNulty,
Chief Financial Officer for the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, will be
the opening speaker for the 83rd Annual State Association of Township
Commissioners Convention.
10 Jun 2008
The Pennsylvania
Gaming Control Board announced today that the start time for its meeting
this Wednesday, June 11, 2008 will be 10:00 am.
2 Jun 2008
The Pennsylvania
Gaming Control Board has approved three new grant requests totaling
$387,442 to local law enforcement agencies to fund programs designed to
thwart the operation of illegal slot machines in the Commonwealth.
30 May 2008
Penn National Gaming, Inc. has received approval from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board for the pending merger of the company and an entity indirectly owned by certain funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group LLP and Centerbridge Partners, L.P.
30 May 2008
The Pennsylvania
Gaming Control Board today accepted the resignation of the agency's first
Executive Director, Anne LaCour Neeb.
30 May 2008
The Pennsylvania
Gaming Control Board today approved the change of control of the Category 1
Slots Operator license held by Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing
Association, owner of Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course to PNG Acquisition Company.
16 May 2008
The Pennsylvania
Gaming Control Board's Director of Gaming Laboratory Operations, Michael
Cruz, will address attendees of the 6th Annual Gaming Technology Summit
during a roundtable session called "Server-Based Games."
25 Apr 2008
The Pennsylvania
Gaming Control Board's Director of Operations today announced that current
slots casino projects scheduled to be operational by July 2009 could result
in a 40% increase in revenues and create nearly 3,000 more jobs.
