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Pennsylvania casinos post slight rise in November slot revenues

December 5, 2018

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

The twelve casinos in Pennsylvania recorded an almost 1% increase year-on-year in aggregated gross gaming revenues from the play of slots for November as the monthly tally exceeded $183.06 million. October c...

Penn National Gaming drops lawsuit over PA’s mini-casinos

K Morrison

July 26, 2018

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

A federal lawsuit filed in January this year by Penn National Gaming against the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) and Governor, Tom Wolf, has reportedly been withdrawn. The lawsuit sought to overturn a ...

Adelson reigns as king on Forbes list of wealthy gaming investors

K Morrison

March 12, 2018

Austria, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Macau, Singapore, Nevada

Forbes recently published its World's Billionaires list and a number of casino tycoons from the US and abroad rank among them. Despite descending one position in the overall ranking, Sheldon Adelson (picture...

Alabama tribe to purchase Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem

Adam Morgan

March 8, 2018

Casino Sales, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, Las Vegas Sands Corporation has reportedly agreed a deal that will see it sell the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem to the federally-recognized Poarch Band of Creek Indians for approximately $1.3 ...

Slot machine revenues are up in Pennsylvania

Marie Kelley

January 10, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has released December totals for the state's 12 casinos, with slot machine revenue increasing 1.2% when compared to the same month in 2016. The increase in spite of the fac...

Pennsylvania casinos report mixed November results

Adam Morgan

December 20, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Pennsylvania

The twelve casinos in Pennsylvania reportedly recorded a 1.57% increase year-on-year in aggregated gross gaming revenues for November to just over $253.56 million with Montgomery County’s Valley Forge Casino Re...

Pennsylvania city issues satellite casino request

Adam Morgan

December 6, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, Monday reportedly saw leaders for the city of Reading unanimously endorse a motion urging the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board regulator to select its community as a home for one of the state’...

Mark Juliano resigns as boss for Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem

Adam Morgan

July 18, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Pennsylvania

As it continues with negotiations to offload its Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem to rival firm MGM Resorts International, American casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corporation has reportedly announced that Mark Ju...

Sands PA Casino slapped with more fines for underage gamblers

K Morrison

July 13, 2017

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

In Pennsylvania, in spite of heightened efforts to curb underage gambling at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, individuals under 21 continue to continue to make their way to the casino floor. The Las Vegas ...

Friday deadline for new Pennsylvania casino host fee legislation

Adam Morgan

May 22, 2017

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

Ahead of a looming Friday deadline, legislators in Pennsylvania are reportedly hoping to pass a measure that would reinstate a version of the eastern state’s controversial casino host fees policy so that local ...

Pennsylvania casinos helped by April table games performance

Adam Morgan

May 17, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Pennsylvania

April was an extremely good month for some of the twelve casinos in Pennsylvania as the venues recorded a 1.4% rise in aggregated gross gaming revenues to just over $285.24 million. According to official fig...

Redevelopment of Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem put on hold

Adam Morgan

May 10, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino expansion projects, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corporation has reportedly halted the first stage of a planned $800 million redevelopment of its Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem as it continues negotiations to se...

Las Vegas Sands Corporation reaches deal to sell Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem

Adam Morgan

March 9, 2017

Casino Sales, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, Las Vegas Sands Corporation has reportedly reached a deal in principle to offload its Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem to rival casino operator MGM Resorts International for around $1.3 billion. ...

Las Vegas Sands Corporation remains interested in Vietnam

Adam Morgan

March 6, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Vietnam

After last week entering into negotiations to offload its Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem property in Pennsylvania, Las Vegas Sands Corporation has now reportedly announced that it remains interested in developin...

MGM Resorts International interested in buying Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem

Adam Morgan

March 6, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Pennsylvania

American casino giant MGM Resorts International has reportedly emerged as the mysterious party that last week entered into talks with rival Las Vegas Sands Corporation about the possibility of purchasing the Sa...