Casino Tells Man He Won $100,000, Then Says It Was A Computer Error
26th January 2007

A Pennsylvania man though he won $102,000 at a local casino. As you might suspect he was quite surprised when moments later the casino told him it was all a big mistake.

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Gaming Control Board posts gambling revenue
14th January 2007

Pennsylvania's two slot-machine parlors took in $8.8 million the first week of January and $40.4 million since opening late last year.

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Mashantuckets Swear In 3 Councilors
3rd January 2007

Three members of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Council were sworn in Tuesday, keeping intact a tribal government overseeing an ambitious expansion of the Foxwoods gaming empire.

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Senecas unveil upgraded Salamanca casino
29th December 2006

The opening of a new gaming floor marked the completion of the first phase of a $160 million investment in Salamanca by the Seneca Gaming Corp.

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PA To Become Big Casino State In 2007
26th December 2006

The hectic and historic year 2006 saw Pennsylvania move closer to becoming one of the nation's biggest commercial gambling states.

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Pa. gaming board awards 5 slots licenses
20th December 2006

State gambling regulators on Wednesday awarded five slots licenses for casino projects in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Bethlehem and the Pocono Mountains, while rejecting bids that included a proposal for a slots parlor near the historic Gettysburg battlefield.

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Pa.’s first casino raking in the green
19th December 2006

If Pocono Downs is an early sign of what’s to come, Pennsylvania should be rolling in gambling tax money at a rate higher than predicted.

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Gambling will have major social impact
17th December 2006

No matter who wins the 11 slots licenses up for grabs this week, the introduction of casino gambling will affect the commonwealth and its largest cities for decades -- if not generations.

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Maine slots payout highest on East Coast last month
16th December 2006

Pennsylvania's first slot-machine gambling parlor paid out a lower percentage in its first two weeks than any other East Coast casino in November, while the casino in Maine had the highest payouts, according to an industry analyst.

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300 crowd G'burg casino hearing
14th December 2006

An estimated 300 people – the largest crowd for any of 13 licensing hearings on Pennsylvania slots plans – packed the auditorium of the State Museum inHarrisburg for a hearing on a Gettysburg-area slots plan.

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Pa. governor vows to reject table games bill
30th November 2006

Gov. Ed Rendell said he would reject any legislation seeking to legalize table games before the state has a chance to gauge the success and impact of slot machines.

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Ahead of the Bell: Harrah's Bid War?
29th November 2006

Harrah's Entertainment Inc., the Las Vegas casino operator an investment group is trying to take private, may attract a bid of $90 per share or more, analysts said Wednesday, following a report a new offer was in the works.

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Poker and blackjack to be proposed
29th November 2006

A top Democrat will introduce legislation early next year that could legalize poker, blackjack and other table games in the state's new casinos, legislative staffers said yesterday.

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Officials seek to ban table games
1st October 2006

A year after they proposed a ban on gambling in Bethlehem, City Councilmen Gordon Mowrer and Joseph Leeson Jr. want to prohibit table games, craps and roulette wheels if council designates a zone for a slots casino on the South Side.

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State awards first slots licenses
28th September 2006

With little fanfare other than a few celebratory remarks, state gambling regulators awarded the first set of conditional slots licenses to five racetracks Wednesday afternoon, marking the start of legalized gambling in Pennsylvania.

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Pa. set to license first slot parlors
24th September 2006

State gambling regulators are expected this week to give Pennsylvania's horse-racing tracks the go-ahead to plug in thousands of slot machines, the biggest step in two years toward making Pennsylvania one of the nation's busiest gambling markets.

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Minority-owned casino's backers like long shots
19th June 2006 - Philadelphia Inquirer

With the exception of American Indians, minority groups historically have not succeeded in winning casino licenses in any of the 48 states that permit some form of gambling.

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Slot machine sales issue may delay licenses
17th June 2006 - Philadelphia Inquirer

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, the entity charged with awarding 14 slots licenses, had planned to issue temporary licenses to allow slot machines at racetracks as early as Labor Day.

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Poker Champion Chris Moneymaker Hosts Tasting at PLCB Store
4th August 2005 - Casino News Wire

Chris Moneymaker, the 2003 World Series of Poker Champion, today hosted a spirits tasting at the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board's Ardmore Premium Collection Store, 56 Greenfield Ave., Ardmore.

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Slot-distribution rules still unsettled
17th June 2005 - Las Vegas Sun

Gambling regulators approved rules for licensing manufacturers of slot machines Thursday but were unable to reach a compromise on how the state should regulate distributors.

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Pa. gaming board stuck on question of regional slots suppliers
2nd June 2005 - Miami Herald

A dispute over whether to require slot-machine manufacturers to go through regional distributorships is holding up approval of the final licensing regulations for manufacturers and distributors.

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Hedging the bets on gaming laws
22nd May 2005 - Philadelphia Inquirer

Lawmakers see an upside if the Pennsylvania Supreme Court strikes down the slots measure. It could be made much better.

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Weekly Newspaper Poker Column -- ``Playing Poker with Daniel Negreanu'' -- Smash Success in First Month of Syndication
17th May 2005 - Newswire

The new weekly syndicated poker column, "Playing Poker with Daniel Negreanu," has gained immediate success as newspapers from coast to coast and throughout Canada have contracted with Card Shark Media to run this exciting new feature.

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Penn National Gaming Names Jon Johnson General Manager of New Gaming Facility in Maine
11th May 2005 - Newswire

Penn National Gaming, Inc. (PENN) announced today that Jon Johnson has been named, subject to being granted all necessary regulatory approvals, General Manager of Penn's new gaming facility now under development in Bangor, Maine. Mr. Johnson currently serves as the Assistant General Manager at Penn National's Hollywood Casino in Tunica, Mississippi.

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Planned Casino Near Gettysburg Alarms Some
6th May 2005 - ABC News

The prospect of ringing, flickering slot machines just a cannon shot away from the battlefield at Gettysburg has some historians and preservationists up in arms.

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CHD opens medical center at Louisiana casino
29th Apr 2005 - Las Vegas Sun

CHD Meridian Healthcare has opened a family medical center and pharmacy for the Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder, La.

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Argosy Gaming first-quarter profit up
28th Apr 2005 - Reuters

Riverboat casino operator Argosy Gaming Co. (AGY) on Thursday said its first-quarter profit rose, driven by larger crowds at its Baton Rouge casino.

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Penn National Gaming to Acquire Site for Temporary Gaming Facility in Bangor, Maine
14th Apr 2005 - Newswire

Penn National Gaming, Inc. (PENN) announced today that its subsidiary, Bangor Historic Track, Inc. (BHT), has agreed to acquire an off-track betting facility in Bangor, Maine which Penn National intends to use, pending regulatory approval, as a temporary gaming facility for approximately 475 slot machines.

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Slots Of Other States Eyeing PA Gambling
11th Apr 2005 - Philadelphia Daily News

PENNSYLVANIA'S entry into the lucrative gaming industry has prompted surrounding states to ponder the potential for lost profits.

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Slots Put Town On Track
11th Apr 2005 - Cincinnati Enquirer

Once-thriving, now battered industrial towns line the banks of the Ohio River. More than 14,000 manufacturing jobs in four counties have been lost since 1980. Art deco department stores, auto dealerships and off-street storefronts shut down long ago.

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Gambling Beyond Nevada: A Big Deal With Little Fanfare
4th Apr 2005 - Casino City Times

The multibillion dollar corporate buyouts that will reduce Nevada's four gaming industry giants to two has sparked a multitude of analysis from investment houses and pages of copy from the financial media.

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