PRESS RELEASE
HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today announced several changes to its 2006 schedule of public meetings:
• The Board will meet on Friday May 19, 2006, at 10 a.m. in the auditorium of the State Museum in Harrisburg. The State Museum is located at the corner of Third and North streets, Harrisburg.
• The Board meeting originally scheduled for Thursday May 18, 2006, has been canceled.
• The Board meeting originally scheduled for Thursday June 1, 2006, has been canceled.
• The Board meeting originally scheduled for Thursday July 6, 2006, has been canceled.
Other than these changes, the Board will continue to meet on the first and third Thursdays of every month in 2006. Meetings will begin at 10 a.m. and will take place in Hearing Room #1 of the North Office Building, North Street and Commonwealth Avenue, Harrisburg. All meetings are open to the public and the media.
The Board’s schedule of public-input hearings on proposed gaming facilities will continue as announced. The full schedule of public-input hearings is available on the PGCB Web site, www.pgcb.state.pa.us.
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.