PRESS RELEASE
****MEDIA ADVISORY**** For Planning Purposes Only
HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board will hold a public meeting at 10 a.m. on Thursday June 2, 2005, in the McConomy Auditorium of the University Center on the Carnegie Mellon University campus in Pittsburgh. The University Center is on Forbes Avenue near Forbes Avenue’s intersections with Morewood Avenue and Beeler Street.
Limited seating will be reserved for the media, and mult-box connections will be available. Agendas will be available at the meeting.
| WHAT: | Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board meeting |
| WHEN: | 10 a.m. Thursday June 2, 2005 |
| WHERE: | McConomy Auditorium University Center Carnegie Mellon University (Forbes Avenue, near intersections with Morewood Avenue and Beeler St.) Pittsburgh |
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.