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June 15, 2023 | 5:00 AM

Pa. lawmakers ask for investigations after gaming regulators met privately with casino lobbyists

Lobbyists for Parx Casino embarked on an intense, behind-the-scenes effort to get the Gaming Control Board to abandon its hands-off stance toward a major competitor.

By Angela Couloumbis/Spotlight PA

January 27, 2023 | 5:07 AM

Pennsylvania’s Gaming Board green-lights the license for the Nittany Mall casino in Centre County

Plans are for the casino to have slot machines and table games and operate 24 hours a day. The company says it will bring the equivalent of about 350 full-time jobs.

By Anne Danahy/WPSU

December 16, 2022 | 5:14 AM

State Gaming board turns down a competitor’s request for information about the proposed Nittany Mall casino developer

In 2020, Stadium Casino lost the bid to apply for a mini-casino license to SC Gaming.

By Anne Danahy/WPSU

July 19, 2022 | 12:35 PM

Pennsylvania casinos reach new record for gambling revenue

Pennsylvania has set a new annual record for gambling revenue, rising above $5 billion for the first time.

By The Associated Press

June 18, 2022 | 9:34 AM

Report: Smoking bans no longer a threat to casino revenue

Gamblers in the northeastern U.S. interviewed by The Associated Press expressed strong support for smoke-free casinos.

By Wayne Parry/AP

May 23, 2022 | 10:09 AM

Kids left alone at casinos while parents gamble is a problem across Pa.

From 2018 to 2021 hundreds of children were left in cars and hotel rooms while their parents or guardians went to Wind Creek Casino in Bethlehem.

By Tyler Pratt/WLVR

May 11, 2022 | 10:36 AM

Pennsylvania casinos brought in record revenues in 2021

Pennsylvania’s casinos into three separate markets: Philadelphia, the Poconos and Pittsburgh. Their combined revenue of nearly $2.88 billion would make them the second largest market in the country if judged as a single entity.

By Wayne Parry/ The Associated Press

April 11, 2022 | 5:00 AM

Pennsylvania state senator introduced gambling bill written by casino lobbyists, emails show

Draft bills and late-night emails reveal cozy ties between Pennsylvania state lawmaker and casino lobbyists

By Angela Couloumbis/Spotlight PA

November 10, 2021 | 5:27 AM

Casinos have best quarter ever; 2020 total exceeded already

Ten out of 25 states with commercial casinos saw quarterly revenue records, including Pennsylvania.

By Wayne Parry/The Associated Press

June 8, 2021 | 3:00 PM

High-stakes case load lands on Supreme Court docket

Also on the program: Casino sets sights on Shippensburg as other communities say no to the games

By Merideth Bucher/WITF

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