The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today levied a fine $58,000 against SugarHouse HSP Gaming, LP, for allowing a number of slot machines at its Philadelphia casino to operate at paytable settings different from reported to the Board.

The fine was the result of a review by the Board’s Gaming Laboratory Operations which uncovered the discrepancy and led to today’s approval by the Board of a consent agreement between its Office of Enforcement Counsel and SugarHouse HSP Gaming.

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today unanimously voted to renew the Category 1 casino operator’s license of Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, operator of Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in Dauphin County.

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported on its web site today that July gross revenue from slot machine play at the 12 casinos was $201,416,899 generating $107,535,711 of tax revenue to the Commonwealth. 

That amount was 1.7% lower than revenue generated from slot machines in July 2013 when revenue was $204,909,480.

HARRISBURG, PA:  The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today released its monthly table games revenue report for the 12 Commonwealth casinos. While the $57.8 million revenue total in June 2014 was a 2.8% decrease in table games revenue compared to June 2013, table games revenue for the Fiscal Year showed an increase.

The June figure boosted total table games revenue during the 2013-14 Fiscal Year to $731 million, an increase of 2.6% over the previous state Fiscal Year 2012-13.  Total tax revenue from table games during Fiscal Year 2013-14 was $105 million.

 HARRISBURG, PA:  The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today provided figures for gross revenue and tax generation for slot machine play during the month of June 2014 and for the state Fiscal Year 2013-2014.

HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced today that revenue from the play of table games at Pennsylvania casinos during May of 2014 was up 2.3% over revenue generated last year.

According to a report posted today on the Board’s web site, www.gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov, May’s gross table games revenue generated by 12 casinos was $64,176,092 or $1,417,594 higher than in May 2013 when revenue totaled $62,758,499.

HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Wednesday levied fines totaling $120,000 for incidents at two casinos that permitted individuals under the age of 21 to access casino floors and, in most instances, to gamble.

All of the fines were the result of Board-approved consent agreements between the casino operator and the PGCB’s Office of Enforcement Counsel.

HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today announced that it would hold a public hearing on Thursday, July 17, 2014 to gather evidence, including public comment, on the renewal of the casino license of Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment, LLC., operator of Parx Casino in Bucks County.

The hearing will begin at 10:00 a.m. at the Bensalem Township Municipal Building, 2400 Byberry Road in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.

HARRISBURG, PA:  The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported today that the difference in slot machine revenue generated at casinos during May of this year was less than 1% compared to May of 2013.

The complete casino by casino revenue report, which can be found on the Board’s web site www.gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov, indicates that the 12 casinos generated slot machine revenue of $210,830,677, just 0.20% less than in May of 2013 when revenue was $211,245,136.

HARRISBURG, PA:   The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Wednesday levied fines totaling $22,500 for three regulatory violations against Chester Downs and Marina, LLC, operator of Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack in Delaware County.

All of the fines were a result of Board-approved consent agreements between the casino operator and the PGCB’s Office of Enforcement Counsel.

The consent agreements were for: