Pennsylvania Casinos and Pennsylvania Gambling

Meadows tops rivals

News Brief: The Meadows Racetrack & Casino, once projected to fall far short of its own revenue estimates, is paying out hundreds of millions of dollars more than competing casinos in West Virginia. read more

Pennsylvania casinos may dodge smoking ban

News Brief: Casinos, private clubs and smaller bars and taverns appear to be winning their fights for exceptions from a bill to ban smoking from most indoor facilities in Pennsylvania. read more

Barden plans to sell Fitzgeralds

News Brief: Don Barden plans to sell his Fitzgeralds Casino & Hotel in downtown Las Vegas and put $35 million of the proceeds toward opening the Majestic Star Casino in Pittsburgh. read more

Mohegan Sun linked to corrupt developer

News Brief: Pennsylvania gaming regulators didn't know about Wilkes-Barre slots operator Mohegan Sun's relationship with a corrupt developer in Wisconsin. read more

Philadelphia casino construction stalled

News Brief: Lawsuits, zoning fights, angry residents and battling politicians have kept any work from beginning on the $986 million Foxwoods casino and the $550 million SugarHouse casino. read more

Pennsylvania Lottery raffle returns

Tickets for the Pennsylvania Lottery's sixth Millionaire Raffle go on sale Thursday. read more

Fernwood seeks slot license

News Brief: The Bushkill Group, owner of the Fernwood Resort, faces a critical moment in its quest for a Category 3 slots license on Wednesday. read more

Archaeological finds on SugarHouse casino site

News Brief: Pennsylvania's top agency on historic matters has called for more extensive archaeological work at the SugarHouse casino property. read more

GTECH informed of Pennsylvania Lottery decision

GTECH Corporation, today announced that it has been informed by the Pennsylvania Lottery of their intent to award the contract for the Lottery's online and instants-system to the incumbent vendor. read more

Pennsylvania casinos remain opposed to smoking ban

News Brief: Pennsylvania casinos that have actively opposed a statewide ban on smoking at their properties said Thursday they are not budging from their stance. read more