Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board

Pocono Casino Licence Renewed

January 11, 2018

On Wednesday (January 10), the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board unanimously voted to renew the Category 1 Racetrack Casino operator's licence of Downs Racing, L.P., operator of Mohegan Sun Pocono in ...

Standardbred Racino Fined $1 Million

December 14, 2017

It has been announced that a racino operator has agreed to pay a total of $1 million in fines after the presiding gaming control authority came down hard on the organization on Wednesday (December 13)...

Former Racetrack CEO Fined $60K

November 09, 2017

A former chief executive officer of a major North American Standardbred racino has been fined $60,000 by a presiding gaming commission.

Board Approves Meadows Deal

September 08, 2016

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. has announced that the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has approved the company’s previously announced acquisition of the operations of the Meadows Racetrack and Casino ...

The End For Lawrence Downs?

A decade-plus long process to add another racetrack in Pennsylvania has ended for those backing the Lawrence Downs project after the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board voted unanimously on Wednesday to...

Casino Gaming Impact On Purses

Slot machine gaming in Pennsylvania generated $246 million to support the state’s horse racing industry, according to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board’s annual Racetrack Casino Benchmark Report.

Meadows Operating Licence Renewed

On Wednesday, March 30, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board unanimously voted to renew the Category 1 Racetrack Casino operator's license of Washington Trotting Association, Inc., operator of The Me...

Pinnacle To Acquire Meadows Operation

On Tuesday, March 29, Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (PNK or ‘Pinnacle’) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with a subsidiary of Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (GLPI) to acqu...

Governor Signs PA Racing Bill Into Law

February 23, 2016

On Tuesday, February 23, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed House Bill 941, which, among other things, includes reforms of Pennsylvania’s equine racing industry.

Penn National Pulling Out Of PA Project

On Monday, March 30, Penn National Gaming, Inc. announced that it has informed the partners of Endeka Entertainment LP of its intent to withdraw from the proposed Lawrence Downs Casino and Racing Reso...

PA To Audit Gaming/Control Board

December 17, 2014

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale has been cited as saying that his office will conduct an audit the operations of the state’s gaming and control board in 2015.

Deal Reached To Sell The Meadows

It was announced today (Wednesday, May 14) that Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (GLPI) has entered into an agreement which will see it acquire The Meadows Casino and Racetrack from Cannery Casino ...

2013 PA Slot Revenue Tops $2.3B

January 03, 2014

Even though slot machine gross revenue in Pennsylvania dropped last calendar year, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported today that the amount of revenue generated during 2013 was $2.38 billi...