PRESS RELEASE
**** MEDIA ADVISORY **** [For Planning Purposes Only]
HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has postponed the regular public meeting of the Board scheduled for April 20, 2006.
The next regularly scheduled public meeting of the Board is at 10 a.m. on Thursday May 4, 2006. It will take place in Hearing Room #1 of the North Office Building, Commonwealth Avenue and Third Street, Harrisburg.
Please note that the announced schedule for public-input hearings on proposed gaming facilities has NOT changed. For details on the public-input hearings, visit the Board's Web site, www.pgcb.state.pa.us and click on "Public Input Hearings."
About the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is tasked to oversee all aspects of gambling involving 17 land-based casinos, online casino games, retail and online sports wagering, and Video Gaming Terminals (VGTs) at qualified truck stops, along with the regulation of online fantasy sports contests.
The land-based casino industry in Pennsylvania consists of six racetrack (Category 1) casinos, five stand-alone (Category 2) casinos, two resort (Category 3) casinos and four mini-casinos (Category 4). A significant job generator in the Commonwealth, casinos and the other types of Board-regulated gaming generated $2.8 billion in tax revenue and fees in 2024/25.
Additional information about both the PGCB’s gaming regulatory efforts and Pennsylvania’s gaming industry can be found at gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov.