PRESS RELEASE
PA GAMING CONTROL BOARD RESCHEDULES HEARING ON PRESQUE ISLE DOWNS APPLICATION TO SEPT. 27
HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today announced that it has rescheduled the Licensing Hearing for conditional Category 1 gaming licensing applicant Presque Isle Downs Inc. to 9 a.m. on Wednesday, September 27, 2006. The hearing will take place in the Auditorium of the Forum Building, Commonwealth Avenue and Walnut Street, Harrisburg, Pa.
The Gaming Control Board and the applicant previously agreed to postpone the Licensing Hearing originally scheduled for Sept. 11, 2006.
Because of the rescheduled hearing, the public meeting of the Gaming Control Board scheduled for Sept. 27 will begin at 11 a.m. instead of 10 a.m., as previously announced.
Like the Licensing Hearing, the public meeting will take place in the Auditorium of the Forum Building in Harrisburg.
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.