HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today approved two consent agreements for separate violations that fines Washington Trotting Association, Inc., operators of The Meadows Racetrack and Casino, a total of $10,000.

The fines, for $5,000 each, were the results of two incidents, both occurring in August 2009, at the Washington County casino. One was for permitting an underage patron to gamble while the other was for allowing an individual on the statewide Self-Exclusion List to obtain a player’s club card.

HARRISBURG: Kenneth I. Trujillo was sworn in as the newest member of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board during its regular meeting held Wednesday in Harrisburg.

Named to the Board by Governor Edward G. Rendell on November 25, 2009 to replace original Board member Sanford Rivers, Trujillo took his oath of office from Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge M. Teresa Sarmina.

HARRISBURG, PA: Pennsylvania’s nine slot machine casinos generated a combined $166,293,583 in gross revenue this November, a 26.73% increase over revenue generated by legalized gaming in November of 2008.

HARRISBURG, PA: A $24,000 fine was levied today by the Commonwealth’s gaming oversight agency on a south central Pennsylvania casino operator for three separate violations dealing with underage gambling.

HARRISBURG, PA: The one-thousandth request to be registered with the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board’s successful voluntary Self-Exclusion Program has been received.

The Self Exclusion Program, which began in late 2006, assists problem gamblers who choose to ban themselves from gambling at Pennsylvania casinos. Once a person is placed on the Self-Exclusion List, gaming facilities in the Commonwealth must:

HARRISBURG, PA: Former Chair of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, Mary DiGiacomo Colins, has received the “Special Recognition Award” from the Council on Compulsive Gambling of Pennsylvania. The award was made yesterday in Harrisburg during the statewide organization’s “Problem Gambling & the Law Conference.”

HARRISBURG, PA: The amount of gross revenue generated in October 2009 through the play of slot machines at nine casinos rose 31.97% over the previous year, according to figures released today by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.

HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today unanimously voted to renew the Category 1 slot machine operator’s license of Chester Downs and Marina, LLC, operating as Harrah’s Chester Casino & Racetrack in Delaware County.

The seven member board determined that Harrah’s Chester had fulfilled the obligations under its slot operator’s license and therefore qualified to have its license renewed. Under the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act, all operators must seek renewal of their license on an annual basis.

HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today announced a hearing will be held on Thursday, November 12, 2009 to gather evidence, including public comment, on the renewal of the Category 1 slot machine operator’s license of Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, operators of Hollywood Casino at Penn National Racecourse.

The hearing will begin at 10:00 am at the East Hanover Township Municipal Building located at 8848 Jonestown Road, Grantville, PA 17028.

HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approved a consent agreement today that assessed Chester Downs and Marina, LLC, operating as Harrah’s Chester Casino and Racetrack, a fine of $45,000 for failing to deal with a disruptive patron in a manner consistent with its own internal requirements.