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Wed, 02/27/2008 - 10:12

AGENDA FOR DECEMBER 19TH CATEGORY 2 ORAL ARGUMENTS ANNOUNCED

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Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
Commonwealth Tower, Strawberry Square
361 Walnut Street, 5th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17159
CONTACT :
Doug Harbach or Richard McGarvey
(717) 346-8379

HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced the agenda and order for its December 19, 2006 public meeting to permit oral arguments by applicants for Category 2 slots operator's licenses.

Oral arguments are final remarks by applicants before the Board. Each applicant will be provided a maximum of 15 minutes to present oral arguments, but may also choose to waive their right to present.

Oral arguments will be held in the State Museum Auditorium on Third and North Streets in Harrisburg, are open to the public, and are scheduled as follows:

10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.
10:50 - 11:05 a.m. Keystone Redevelopment Partners, LLC
11:10 - 11:25 a.m. Philadelphia Entertainment and Development Partners, LP
11:30 - 11:45 a.m. Riverwalk Casino, LP
11:50 - 12:05 a.m. HSP Gaming, LP
12:10 - 12:25 a.m. PITG Gaming, LLC
12:30 - 12:45 p.m. Isle of Capri
12:50 - 1:05 p.m. Station Square Gaming, LP

1:05 - 1:55 p.m. BREAK

2:00 - 2:15 p.m. Crossroads Gaming Resort & Spa, LP
2:20 - 2:35 p.m. Tropicana Pennsylvania, LLC
2:40 - 2:55 p.m. Sands Bethworks Gaming, LLC
3:00 - 3:15 p.m. Mt. Airy #1, LLC
3:20 - 3:35 p.m. Pocono Manor Investors, LP

* This schedule is tentative. Times may be moved up depending on waivers of oral argument by applicants.

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.