HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today announced that it has received 25 application submissions for licenses to operate gaming facilities in the Commonwealth.

“This is an historic day for gaming in Pennsylvania,” said Chairman Tad Decker. “My fellow Board members and I look forward to the complex and important work that lies ahead in awarding licenses for Pennsylvania’s 14 gaming facilities.”

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board’s Jan. 19, 2006, meeting will begin at 11 a.m., not 10 a.m., as originally announced.

The meeting will still be held in Hearing Room #1 of the North Office Building in the Capitol Complex in Harrisburg. The North Office Building is at the corner of Commonwealth Avenue and North Street.

HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today released an updated preliminary list of the entities and individuals who have submitted applications for licensure as part of the 25 applications submitted to the Board for licenses to operate gaming facilities in the Commonwealth.

The Board will continue to release updated lists of submissions as more information becomes available.

The applicants are listed below by category of license sought:

Category 1 (seven licenses available; six applications received)

HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today announced a comprehensive schedule of public-input hearings on gaming facilities proposed for the Commonwealth. The Board will conduct 13 days of hearings at nine locations across Pennsylvania in April and May of 2006.

HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today entered orders finding that three entities seeking licenses to operate gaming facilities in the Commonwealth had made submissions to the Board that were statutorily ineligible for consideration for licensure.

The Board gave the entities – Trum Construction Co., Pennsylvania Gaming Group LLP and North Shore Gaming LP – an opportunity to show that the submissions were eligible and to ask the Board for reconsideration.

HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today unanimously appointed Frank T. Donaghue, a 10-year veteran of the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, as its first chief counsel.

“Frank has dedicated his career to protecting the people of Pennsylvania, and that is exactly what the Gaming Control Board’s top priority is as it brings expanded gaming to the Commonwealth,” Board Chairman Tad Decker said. “His appointment is a major step forward for the agency and for gaming in Pennsylvania.”

HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has opened a new period for manufacturers of slot machines and associated equipment to apply for licensure in the Commonwealth.

Manufacturer applicants have until Feb. 28, 2006, to file application forms to be considered for licensure.

For details, including the application form, visit the PGCB Web site and click on the “Licensure” button on the Home page.

HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board will hold a public meeting at 11 a.m. on Monday February 13, 2006, in Hearing Room #2 of the North Office Building, Commonwealth Avenue and North Street, Harrisburg.

HAT:     Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board meeting

WHEN:     11 a.m., Monday, Feb. 13, 2006

WHERE:     Hearing Room #2, North Office Building,
Commonwealth Avenue and North Street
Harrisburg

HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today unanimously adopted a code of ethics policy for Board members and agency employees.

“For the public to have confidence in this process, and to fulfill our mission of protecting the people of Pennsylvania, we have to set and live by the highest standards of personal and professional conduct,” said Chairman Tad Decker. “The policy we adopted today demonstrates the Board’s commitment to setting and maintaining these standards and ensures that all applicants receive due process from this Board.”

HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board will hold a public meeting at 11 a.m. on Tuesday February 28, 2006, in Hearing Room #1 of the North Office Building in the Capitol Complex in Harrisburg. The North Office Building is at the corner of North Street and Commonwealth Avenue.

The Board meeting regularly scheduled for Thursday March 2, 2006, has been canceled. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the PGCB is Thursday March 16, 2006, at 10 a.m. in Hearing Room #1 of the North Office Building.

WHAT: Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board meeting