FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 5th, 2006

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
Commonwealth Tower, Strawberry Square
303 Walnut Street, 5th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101

CONTACT

Doug Harbach or Richard McGarvey (717) 346-8321

PA Gaming Control Board Announces New Order For Sept. 11 Hearings

HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today announced changes in the lineup of Licensing Hearings for the Monday, Sept. 11, 2006, hearings for conditional Category 1 licenses.The hearing schedule will include the same four applicants, but the order of format is will be as follows:

    • 9 - 11 a.m. - Downs Racing, L.P.
    • 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. - Chester Downs and Marina, LLC
    • 2 - 4 p.m. - Presque Isle Downs, Inc.
    • 4 - 6 p.m. - Washington Trotting Association, Inc.

“The Board has modified the Suitability and Licensing Hearing Schedule for the Conditional Category 1 applicants in order to ensure that these hearings are conducted in an efficient manner and to maximize the time that has been set aside for the hearings,” according to Executive Director Anne Neeb.

As previously announced, the conditional Category 1 hearings on that day and the following day will be held in the State Museum, located at the corner of Third and North streets in Harrisburg.