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01-20-2022
PA Gaming Control Board Reports December Gaming Revenue
HARRISBURG, PA: Figures released today by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board show total gaming and fantasy contests revenue generated in the Commonwealth during December 2021 was $406,328,955 which represents an increase of 141% compared to revenu...
01-19-2022
PA Gaming Control Board Places Four Parents on Casino Exclusion List for Leaving Children Unattended
HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (Board) today banned four individuals from all casinos in the Commonwealth after leaving children unattended so they could gamble in a casino.
The Office of Enforcement Counsel presented four c...
01-19-2022
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Awards Category 4 License in Cumberland County
HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today voted unanimously to award a license to GW Cumberland Op. Co., (Greenwood Gaming & Entertainment, Inc, operator of Parx Casino) to construct a Category 4 casino in Shippensburg Township,...
12-20-2021
PA Gaming Control Board Reports Record Overall Gaming Revenue in November
HARRISBURG, PA: Figures released today by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board show total gaming and fantasy contests revenue generated in the Commonwealth during November 2021 was a record $432,493,349 which represents an increase of 52% compared t...
12-15-2021
PA Gaming Control Board Renews License for Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino & Racetrack
HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today unanimously voted to renew the Category 1 Racetrack Casino operator’s license of Harrah’s Chester Downs and Marina, LLC, operator of Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack in Delaware County...
11-17-2021
Record Overall Revenue Reached in October for Pennsylvania Gaming
HARRISBURG, PA: Figures released today by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board show total gaming and fantasy contests revenue generated in the Commonwealth during October 2021 was $425,916,762 which represents an increase of 33% compared to revenue ...
11-10-2021
PA Gaming Control Board Approves Fines Totaling $150,000
HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) today approved consent agreements between the PGCB’s Office of Enforcement Counsel and three casino operators resulting in a total of $150,000 in fines.
The consent agreements approved t...
11-10-2021
Boyd Gaming Outlines to PA Gaming Control Board an Unattended Child Mitigation Plan for Valley Forge Casino Resort
HARRISBURG, PA: Representatives of Boyd Gaming Corporation, owner of the Valley Forge Casino Resort in Montgomery County, today outlined to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (Board) at its public meeting a six-part mitigation plan to enhance the ...
10-19-2021
Gaming Control Board Reports Total Gaming Revenue for September
HARRISBURG, PA: Figures released today by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board show total gaming and fantasy contests revenue generated in the Commonwealth during September 2021 was $415,671,773 which represents an increase of 46% compared to revenu...
10-13-2021
PA Gaming Control Board Takes Actions on Underage Gaming and Unattended Kids Left in Cars
HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (Board) today, in its first in-person public meeting since March 2020, approved actions related to the permitting of underage gambling at a casino and children left by parents unattended in vehicl...
10-07-2021
PA Gaming Control Board Report on Casino Industry Diversity Released
HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today released its 14th Annual Diversity Report providing a description of each casino’s activities related to the implementation of their diversity plans and the action taken by the entities to a...
10-06-2021
Gaming Control Board Returns to In-Person Public Meetings Beginning October 13th
HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced today that it will return to holding its public meetings in-person beginning October 13, 2021. The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m.
This will be the first in-person regular Board mee...
09-20-2021
Gaming Control Board Reports Record Monthly Revenue in August
HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board posted reports today on its website that show that the combined total revenue in August 2021 generated from all forms of gaming regulated by the Board along with fantasy contests was $408,092,073....
09-08-2021
Gaming Control Board`s September 15th Public Meeting Can Be Viewed Online or Accessed Through an Audio Link
HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has announced today that its public meeting scheduled for September 15, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. will be available for view from the Board’s website. Access to the online meeting can be made by visiting...
08-18-2021
Gaming Control Board Reports Record Monthly Revenue in July
HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board posted reports today on its website that show that the combined total revenue in July 2021 generated from all forms of gaming regulated by the Board along with fantasy contests was $423,657,956. T...
08-11-2021
PA Gaming Control Board Approves $7,500 Fine
HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) today approved a consent agreement between the PGCB’s Office of Enforcement Counsel and a casino license holder resulting in a $7,500 fine.
The consent agreements approved today was with...
08-04-2021
Gaming Control Board`s August 11th Public Meeting Can Be Viewed Online Or Accessed Through An Audio Link
HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has announced today that its public meeting scheduled for August 11, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. will be available for view from the Board’s website. Access to the online meeting can be made by visiting th...
07-19-2021
New Initiatives Power Pennsylvania Gaming and Fantasy Contest to Record Fiscal Year Revenue Total
HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today reported that the combined Fiscal Year 2020/2021 revenue figures, which runs from July 1st to June 30th, reached a record $3.875 billion.
The previous high for revenue in a state fiscal ...
07-19-2021
Gaming Control Board Reports June Revenue
HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board posted reports today on its website that show that the combined total revenue in June 2021 generated from all forms of gaming regulated by the Board along with fantasy contests was $388,892,795.
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07-14-2021
Gaming Control Board Lauds David Barasch as Six-Year Term as Chairman Ends
HARRISBURG: Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) Chairman David M. Barasch announced today his retirement from public service which includes almost six years in the leadership position of the agency board.
Appointed to a three-year term on the...
07-13-2021
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to Hold Public Input Hearing in College Township on August 16th for Proposed Category 4 Casino
HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) announced today that it will hold a public input hearing on Monday, August 16, 2021 at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel to collect testimony on the Category 4 casino application submitte...
07-07-2021
Gaming Control Board`s July 14th Public Meeting Can Be Viewed Online Or Accessed Through An Audio Link
HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has announced today that its public meeting scheduled for July 14, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. will be available for view from the Board’s website. Access to the online meeting can be made by visiting the ...
06-17-2021
Monthly Pennsylvania Gaming Revenue Tops $400 Million for Second Straight Month
HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board posted reports today on its website that show that the combined total revenue in April 2021 generated from all forms of gaming regulated by the Board along with fantasy contests was $40...
06-16-2021
PA Gaming Control Board Approves Fines Totaling $284,000
HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) today approved six consent agreements between the PGCB’s Office of Enforcement Counsel and license holders resulting in a total of $284,000 in fines along with two non-monetary enforcements...