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Las Vegas Sands Corporation casino workers make history in Bethlehem

February 23, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Labor Relations, Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, a group of security guards at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem reportedly made history on Wednesday after becoming the first unionized workers to be recognized by American casino giant Las Veg...

January numbers at Pennsylvania casinos down overall, up for tables

Lars Jones

February 16, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Economy/Finance, Pennsylvania

January saw overall gross gaming revenues dip at Pennsylvania casinos. The silver lining on the cloud is that table gaming revenues were up year on year when comparing January 2017 with January 2016. Amalgamate...

Mixed financial results for Las Vegas Sands Corporation

Adam Morgan

January 27, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Casino News, Economy/Finance, Macau

American casino giant Las Vegas Sands Corporation has released its financial results for the twelve months to the end of December showing a 2.3% decrease year-on-year in overall revenues to $11.41 billion while...

Table games help Pennsylvania casinos report record-breaking year

Adam Morgan

January 18, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Pennsylvania

The twelve casinos in Pennsylvania had a record-breaking year in 2016 as their combined gross gaming revenues improved by 1.25% year-on-year to hit $3.21 billion thanks in large part to an all-time high in taki...

Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board hands out trio of fines

Adam Morgan

January 12, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Pennsylvania

At its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board levied fines totaling $165,000 against three casino operators for incidents of allowing underage gambling and the incorrect dis...

Sands Casino Bethlehem responds to criticism by DA

Sadonna Price

January 7, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Taxation, Pennsylvania

Just a few days ago, Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli suggested that the Sands Casino Bethlehem was not acting appropriately by not paying a host community fee. Other casinos in the state ha...

Pennsylvania prosecutor wants Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem to Pay Host Fee

Sadonna Price

December 31, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Taxation, Pennsylvania

Over the past few weeks, several casinos in the state of Pennsylvania have agreed to pay a host fee to the host municipality despite a ruling back in September in which the fee amount was considered unconstitut...

Most Pennsylvania casinos have agreed to pay host fee in absence of new legislation

Renee Kingsley

December 19, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Taxation, Pennsylvania

The Parx Casino in Bensalem recently announced that it will continue to give its host communities their casino fees in 2017 irrespective of whether state legislators can keep their promise to restore the host f...

Pennsylvania casinos see nice increase in table gaming revenue for November

Sadonna Price

December 18, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Pennsylvania

Casinos in the state of Pennsylvania have reported a nice increase in table gaming revenue based on the latest gross revenue reports released by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board from last month. For the mo...

Sands Casino Bethlehem faces fines for mixing playing cards

Sadonna Price

November 22, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Pennsylvania

When casino regulations are violated, the gaming venue must pay the consequences. The Sands Casino Bethlehem is the latest gaming venue in the United States to face a fine after state gaming regulators found th...

Pennsylvania table gaming revenues see statewide increase for October

Sadonna Price

November 19, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has released the revenue earnings for casinos in the state with operators having earned $71.2 million for the month of October as far as table games are concerned. This was...

Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem Expansion Confirmed

Sadonna Price

November 13, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino expansion projects, Pennsylvania

Back in September, it was rumored that the Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania was planning a major expansion. It was reported that the gaming venue had filed plans within the Department of Community...

Pennsylvania legislator offers reassurance on casino tax debacle

Adam Morgan

November 3, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Taxation, Pennsylvania

Despite adjourning for the remainder of the year last week without approving a measure that would have reinstated a local share tax on casino revenues, a Pennsylvania legislator is advising potentially worried ...

Pennsylvania Table Game Revenue up by 4.3%

Alex Lanter

October 18, 2016

Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) have released their September report for gross casino revenue across all Pennsylvania casinos. According to the numbers, this September brought a %4.3 increase in ta...

Sands Bethlehem casino may have plans for $40 million expansion project

Renee Kingsley

September 22, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino expansion projects, Pennsylvania

The Sands Casino in Bethlehem opened in 2010 and since then has turned out to be one of the most popular casinos in Pennsylvania. The casino has reportedly filed plans with the Department of Community and Econo...