PRESS RELEASE
**** MEDIA ADVISORY **** [For Planning Purposes Only]
HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board will hold a public meeting at 3 p.m. on Wednesday Aug. 9, 2006, in the Auditorium of the State Museum Building, at the corner of Third and North streets, in Harrisburg. The public and the media are invited to attend. This public meeting will take place after the conclusion of licensing hearings on conditional Category 1 gaming applicants already scheduled for Aug. 9.
The public meeting originally scheduled for Thursday Aug. 3, 2006, has been canceled.
WHAT: Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board meeting
WHEN: Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006 3:00 P.M.
WHERE: Auditorium
State Museum Building
3rd and North Streets
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.