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SugarHouse Casino to hire displaced Palm Restaurant Employees

February 29, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Pennsylvania

The Palm Restaurant will be closing this month for renovations that will take around a year to complete. Workers of the restaurant will be displaced until the restaurant is up and running again. Wendy Hamilton,...

Casino employees admit to stealing over $40K

Kim M

February 27, 2016

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

Two former employees of the Valley Forge Casino and Resort have admitted to stealing more than $40,000 from the King of Prussia, Pennsylvania facility over approximately three years. After pleading guilty to...

AGA responds to Pennsylvania Govenor Tom Wolf’s new casino tax proposal

Sadonna Price

February 25, 2016

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

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has proposed a tax on casinos to bring in revenues and help the state's ailing budget. The American Gaming Association (AGA) does not agree with the proposal and let the governor ...

Expenditures of state gambling commission slammed by Pennsylvania Auditor General as governor eyes casinos for additional taxes

Kim M

February 22, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Taxation, Pennsylvania

In his audit of Pennsylvania’s Gaming Control Board (PGCB), the state’s Auditor General, Eugene DePasquale (D) says that while significant improvements have been made by the commission since his last examinatio...

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf proposes 8% tax on free-play slot credits

Sadonna Price

February 11, 2016

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

Governor Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania unveiled his budget plans this week, for the 2016-2017 fiscal year. The plans were released even though Wolf and the legislators of the state have yet to come to an agreement o...

Mohegan Sun Pocono Casino to be reassessed for new value

Sadonna Price

February 6, 2016

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

The Mohegan Sun Pocono Casino is set to be assessed by Coyle, Lynch & Company, a Pennsylvania based company who was hired by Luzerne County to determine the value of the property. A contract was posted by t...

More delays for Endeka Entertainment and Lawrence Downs

Kim M

January 31, 2016

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, North America Casino News, Casino project updates, Gaming Industry News, Licenses, Pennsylvania

More delays are likely for the casino license approval for Lawrence Downs Casino and Racing Resort as “nontraditional financing” and new partners are expected to postpone the process for up to 12 months. In ...

Guests at Valley Forge Casino resort get chance at $500k Flyers Shootout

Kim M

January 26, 2016

Casino News, North America Casino News, The Players Lounge, Pennsylvania

Guests of the Valley Forge Casino Resort are being presented a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to score a goal at the Wells Fargo Center before a Philadelphia Flyers game, with a chance to become a half million ...

Authorities say trio netted over $400k in casino conspiracy

Kim M

January 22, 2016

Casino Heists, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino Cheating, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Data Protection, Conspiracy, Crime, Financial Fraud, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Pennsylvania

On Tuesday Mohegan Sun Pocono’s former vice president of player development was charged with conspiring with a frequent gambler and a cocktail server to defraud the Pennsylvania casino out of hundreds of thousa...

Two-year losing streak snapped as Pennsylvania casinos set revenue record in 2015

Kim M

January 18, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Financial Press Releases, Pennsylvania

Record revenue in 2015 was reported by Pennsylvania casinos, reversing two consecutive years of declines. Gross revenue from table game play at Pennsylvania’s 12 casinos in 2015 of $808,135,353 was an almost...

Endeka asks commission to ease deadlines for Lawrence Downs casino, racetrack

Lars Jones

December 17, 2015

Horse Racing, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Licenses, Pennsylvania

Last week it was reported that the new investor in a proposed Lawrence County, Pennsylvania casino and racetrack in Mahoning Township was expressing concerns about the project's ability to meet mandated deadlin...

GLPI acquires Meadows Racetrack & Casino in Pennsylvania

Lars Jones

December 17, 2015

Horse Racing, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Pennsylvania

Gaming & Leisure Properties Inc. (GLPI) a real estate Investment trust (REIT) spin-off of Penn National Gaming, has acquired Meadows Racetrack & Casino, a racino in Washington, PA near Pittsburgh. An an...

Computer virus hits Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh

Lars Jones

December 15, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Hacking, Data Protection, Pennsylvania

Officials at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh say that although the enterprise was hit by a computer virus, none of their customers' personal information was compromised. A spokesperson said that no games were affec...

Lawrence Downs investor warns deadlines may cause casino plans to fail

Kim M

December 11, 2015

Horse Racing, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, North America Casino News, Casino project updates, Gaming Industry News, Licenses, Pennsylvania

If regulators in Pennsylvania adhere to recently imposed deadlines it could mean death for a proposed Lawrence County racetrack, according to an investor believed to have saved the project. The project, to b...

Pennsylvania woman excluded from casino forfeits jackpot, cited for criminal trespass

Sadonna Price

November 20, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Pennsylvania

Visiting a casino after being placed on the self-exclusion list is certainly prohibited, but it does not stop players from doing so. Daniel Hoagland placed herself on the self-exclusion list in Pennsylvania for...

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SugarHouse Casino to hire displaced Palm Restaurant Employees

Casino employees admit to stealing over $40K

AGA responds to Pennsylvania Govenor Tom Wolf’s new casino tax proposal

Expenditures of state gambling commission slammed by Pennsylvania Auditor General as governor eyes casinos for additional taxes

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf proposes 8% tax on free-play slot credits

Mohegan Sun Pocono Casino to be reassessed for new value

More delays for Endeka Entertainment and Lawrence Downs

Guests at Valley Forge Casino resort get chance at $500k Flyers Shootout

Authorities say trio netted over $400k in casino conspiracy

Two-year losing streak snapped as Pennsylvania casinos set revenue record in 2015

Endeka asks commission to ease deadlines for Lawrence Downs casino, racetrack

GLPI acquires Meadows Racetrack & Casino in Pennsylvania

Computer virus hits Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh

Lawrence Downs investor warns deadlines may cause casino plans to fail

Pennsylvania woman excluded from casino forfeits jackpot, cited for criminal trespass

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