HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced today that it received six applications for the available Category 2 Slot Machine Operator license prior to the close of the application period on Thursday. The Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act mandates that this license be awarded to an applicant that would place the facility in the City of Philadelphia.

A Category 2 stand-alone license enables the casino operator to have up to 5,000 slot machines and 250 tables games.

HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported today on its web site that total revenue generated through the play of slot machines at Pennsylvania casinos during October decreased compared to the amount generated a year ago.

HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is reminding interested parties for the remaining Category 2 slot machine license that only three weeks remain to submit completed applications to its Harrisburg office. The application and instructions are available on the Board’s website at www.gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov.

HARRISBURG, PA: Revenue from table games play at Pennsylvania casinos was $59.3 million in September 2012, according to a report released today by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. That represented a 15.4% increase in gross revenue from table games during September of this year compared to September of 2011.

HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today levied fines totaling $40,000 for the unauthorized use of table games equipment, along with an additional $15,000 for other violations.

The largest of the fines, $18,000, was levied against DEQ Systems Corporation, a Canadian manufacturer of table games and related equipment, for distribution and use of its EZ Track System prior to receipt of its Conditional Manufacturer’s license. EZ Track is an electronic system used in Baccarat.

HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board posted on its web site today its monthly report for total revenue generated from the play of slot machines at Pennsylvania casinos during September.

According to the report, September gross revenue from slot machines at the 11 operating casinos was slightly higher this year at $200,465,589 than the $200,148,304 in gross revenue generated in September 2011, a difference of less than 1%. Tax revenue in September of this year was $108,338,974.

HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has released its 2011-2012 Annual Report. The 28-page document is available in electronic format and can be downloaded by visiting the Gaming Control Board’s web site, www.gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov, and choosing the Annual Report link in the What’s New section on the home page.

HARRISBURG, PA: Revenue from table games play at Pennsylvania casinos was $59.9 million in August 2012, according to a report released today by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. That represented an 11.1% increase in gross revenue from table games during August of this year compared to August of 2011.

HARRISBURG, PA: Information on the activities of Pennsylvania casinos to meet the goals of enhanced representation of diverse groups in the gaming industry and the creation of quality living wage jobs for residents of the Commonwealth is available in the fifth annual Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Gaming Diversity Report.

The report, required under the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act, is available for download on the Board's website home page, www.gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov.

HARRISBURG: The Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, Kevin O'Toole, has been named the recipient of the International Masters of Gaming Law's (IMGL) Gaming Regulator of the Year for the Americas.