PRESS RELEASE
HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has announced that its public meeting of March 7th, which was previously cancelled due to inclement weather, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. The meeting will be held in the PGCB’s Office of Hearings and Appeals, Strawberry Square Complex, 2nd Floor, Harrisburg.
The meeting will begin immediately following the scheduled Category 4 Casino Auction which will begin at 10:00 a.m. The auction and public meeting will be streamed live from the Board’s website, www.gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov.
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.