HARRISBURG, PA:  The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has released its 2014-2015 Annual Report in electronic format.  The report can be downloaded by visiting the Gaming Control Board’s web site, www.gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov, and choosing the 2014-2015 PGCB Annual Report link under the Quick Links section of the homepage.

HARRISBURG, PA:   The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today approved a fine of $13,000 against Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, operator of Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in Dauphin County, for two occurrences in which personnel failed to follow regulations related to the proper play of table games.

HARRISBURG,  PA : The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today unanimously voted to renew the Category 3 resort casino operator’s license of Valley Forge Convention Center Partners, LP, operator of the Valley Forge Casino Resort in Upper Merion

HARRISBURG, PA:  The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today released its 8^th Annual Diversity Report providing a description of each casino’s activities related to the implementation of their diversity plans and the action taken by the entities to achieve the Commonwealth’s goal of enhanced representation of diverse groups in the gaming industry. 

Highlights from the Report are described in the bullet-points below:

HARRISBURG, PA:  Gross revenue from gambling at table games in Pennsylvania casinos during August was nearly 5% higher than last year, according to figures released today by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.

HARRISBURG, PA: The gross revenue from the play of slot machines in August of this year fell by $7 million from August 2014 revenue, according to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.

The monthly slot revenue report, posted on the Board’s web site www.gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov, shows that August gross revenue from slot machine play was $203,026,163, an amount 3.32% lower than the $210,006,849 in revenue generated in August 2014.

HARRISBURG, PA:   The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today approved fines totaling $72,500 against three casino operators for various violations.

The fines were the result of the approvals of consent agreements between the PGCB’s Office of Enforcement Counsel and:

HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today unanimously voted to renew the Category 1 casino operator’s license of Presque Isle Downs, Inc. operator of Presque Isle Casino & Racetrack in Summit Township, Erie  County.

The seven member Board determined that Presque Isle Downs, Inc. had fulfilled the obligations under its previous casino operator’s license and therefore qualified to have its license renewed for a three-year period.

HARRISBURG, PA:  Pennsylvania revenue figures from the play of table games during July were released today by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board and show a 13.2% increase in revenue over July 2014.

Harrisburg, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has noticed a recent 10, 20 and 30 fold increase in hits to its Press Releases on the website.  Beginning approximately June 3rd and continuing even today, computer systems identified as Bloomberg Financial domain IPs continued to read and re-read PGCB's most recent three press releases EVERY FEW MINUTES, causing their statistiical reports on the number of visitors to view each press release to skyrocket and become hopelessly inaccurate.