HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced the agenda and order for its December 19, 2006 public meeting to permit oral arguments by applicants for Category 2 slots operator's licenses.

Oral arguments are final remarks by applicants before the Board. Each applicant will be provided a maximum of 15 minutes to present oral arguments, but may also choose to waive their right to present.

CHESTER, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board’s Director of Racetrack Gaming, Melinda Tucker, is the recipient of the inaugural Mary Lib Miller Award for outstanding contribution to the Commonwealth’s harness racing industry.

HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today unanimously agreed to continue the suspension of the license of Mt. Airy #1, LLC owner Louis A. DeNaples and to appoint both a trustee and accountant to oversee the continued operation of Mount Airy Casino Resort.

HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has launched a new web site designed to provide the public with more and easier access to information.

HARRISBURG: Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Executive Director Anne Neeb today issued an emergency suspension of the Principle License of Louis A. DeNaples, sole owner of the Mount Airy Casino Resort.

At an afternoon press conference, Neeb issued the following statement:

HARRISBURG: A unique display on Pennsylvania-bred horse racing legend Smarty Jones, and scheduled appearances by jockey Vladimir Diaz, a star of the ESPN movie “Ruffian” and Michael Jester, owner of Penn Ridge Farm where 1998 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Real Quiet will stand for the 2008 breeding season, are among the highlights of Pennsylvania’s first Race Track Gaming Expo.

HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today approved three grant requests totaling $505,523 to local law enforcement agencies to fund programs designed to thwart the operation of illegal slot machines in the Commonwealth.

HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today approved the proposed change of ownership/control of Harrah’s Entertainment, owner of Chester Downs and Marina, LLC in Delaware County, to Hamlet Holdings, LLC.

HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today approved Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment’s phase one master plan for Philadelphia Park Casino and Racetrack. The unanimous approval by the Board allows that facility to start operating under a permanent license beginning December 19, 2007.

HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today approved six enforcement actions at its public meeting. The actions involved five individuals and one casino: