HARRISBURG: Revenue generated at casinos from the play of table games jumped sharply during May of this year, according to figures posted today on the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board web site.

With an average of 1,042 tables in daily operation statewide during May, gross revenue from the play of table games was $62,758,499. That amount was 13.6% higher than in May 2012 when revenue totaled $55,224,988 with an average of 1,031 tables operating on a daily basis.

HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today announced that copies of six independent reviews of traffic impact studies produced by each of the applicants for the Philadelphia casino license are now available for review on the Board's web site.

The reviews, conducted by Orth-Rodgers & Associates, Inc. of Malvern, Pennsylvania in collaboration with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 6-0 and the City of Philadelphia, evaluated the completeness, consistency and compliance with applicable regulations.

HARRISBURG, PA: Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment, Inc., operator of the Parx Casino in Bucks County, agreed to a fine of $15,000 for conducting business with two Gaming Service Providers who were on the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board's prohibited vendor list.

The fine was the result of today's Board approval of a consent agreement between the PGCB's Office of Enforcement Counsel and the casino license holder.

HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported today that the difference in slot machine revenue generated at casinos during May of this year differed by less than 1% compared to May of 2012.

HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today announced that it would hold a public hearing on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 to gather evidence, including public comment, on the renewal of the casino license of Harrah's Chester Downs and Marina, LLC, operator of Harrah's Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack Delaware County.

The hearing will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Chester City Hall, 1 E. Fourth Street, in Chester, Pennsylvania. 

HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced today that revenue generated from the play of table games at Pennsylvania casinos during April of 2013 was 8.9 percent above table games revenue produced last April.

According to a report posted today on the Board’s web site, www.gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov, this April’s gross table games revenue generated by 11 casinos was $61,552,334 or $5,052,710 higher than in April 2012 when revenue totaled $56,499,624. 

HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today levied fines against two casino operators totaling $105,000 for various violations.

All of the fines were the result of consent agreements between the PGCB’s Office of Enforcement Counsel and the casino license holders which were approved by the Board at its public meeting in Harrisburg.

Three of the consent agreements approved by the Board today involved Holding Acquisition Co., LP, operator of the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh, resulting in total fines of $100,000.

HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today unanimously approved the request by the operator of SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia to modify a previously approved-development plan of the facility.

The approved modifications include a repositioning of the parking garage along with a reduction in height of the garage, an expansion of the current gaming floor space, and the addition of new space that can be used for events and conferences. 

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported today on its web site that the collective slot machine revenue produced at the 11 casinos during April dropped 4% compared to April of last year.

According to the monthly report at www.gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov, this April’s gross revenue from the play of slot machines statewide was $205,155,405, or approximately $9 million less than the gross revenue of $214,149,502 produced in April 2012.

HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today announced that it will hold a hearing on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 in Philadelphia to receive comment from the public in consideration of the HSP Gaming, L.P. (SugarHouse Casino) request to modify its previously approved-development plan.

The hearing will begin at 2:00 p.m. at the National Constitution Center's Kirby Auditorium located at 525 Arch Street.