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PGCB REVOKES LICENSES OF FOUR INDIVIDUALS

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Three Approved for Mount Airy Audit Committee

HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced the revocation of permits or registrations of four individuals. License revocations are the most severe penalty undertaken by the Board against the holder of any type of gaming license.

Revocations were approved by the Board for:

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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.

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GAMING CONTROL BOARD CANCELS OCTOBER 30TH MEETING

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HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced today that it is canceling its Tuesday, October 30, 2007 meeting.

The next meeting of the Board will be Thursday, November 8, 2007. That meeting is scheduled to begin at 2 P.M. in PUC Hearing Room 1 of the Keystone Building located at 400 North Street, Harrisburg. The Board will post an agenda on its web site, www.pgcb.state.pa.us, prior to the meeting.

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About the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board

Additional information about both the PGCB’s gaming regulatory efforts and Pennsylvania’s gaming industry can be found at gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov.

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GAMING CONTROL BOARD AWARDS 7 GRANTS TO ELIMINATE ILLEGAL SLOT MACHINES

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HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today approved seven grant requests totaling $1,007,673 to local law enforcement agencies to fund programs designed to thwart the operation of illegal slot machines in the Commonwealth.

This was the second round of approvals by the Board under a $5 million annual grant program developed and approved by the Legislature as part of the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act. The funding is drawn from revenues generated from licensed slot machine facilities.

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