HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today approved the petition of Valley Forge Convention Center Partners, L.P., operator of the yet-to-be opened Valley Forge Casino Resort resort casino in Montgomery County, to conduct table games.

Today’s decision followed a public hearing held in King of Prussia on January 11th that permitted testimony from Valley Forge on their table games plan along with input from the public. 

HARRISBURG, PA: Revenue generated through the play of slot machines at Pennsylvania casinos during January 2012 increased 7.44% compared to the amount generated in January of last year. 

It was the eleventh time in the past twelve months in which monthly slot revenue showed an increase over the previous year.

HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board will begin offering live streaming video of its Board meetings beginning February 8, 2012.

Beginning with the 10:00 a.m. meeting on that day, the public can watch Board meetings in real-time from a link on the home page of the Gaming Control Board's web site, www.gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov.

The addition of live streaming video supplements the Board's posting of recorded videos of its meetings on its web site. That service will continue.

HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today levied fines against two casinos for regulatory violations.

The fines were the result of consent agreements between the PGCB’s Office of Enforcement Counsel and:

HARRISBURG, PA: With an additional $55.8 million in revenue in December from table games play at the Commonwealth’s 10 casinos, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today announced that the total combined gaming revenue from slot machines and table games generated in 2011 topped $3 billion for the first time.

 The Board reported today that gross revenue for 2011 was $3,024,772,959 compared to 2010 totals of $2,486,408,061, a year over year increase of 21.65%.

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HARRISBURG, PA:  The amount of gross revenue generated in December 2011 through the play of slot machines at Commonwealth casinos was almost 14% higher than revenue produced the previous year, according to figures released today by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.

HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today levied fines against two casinos for regulatory violations.

The fines were the result of consent agreements between the PGCB’s Office of Enforcement Counsel and:

HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today announced that it would hold a public hearing on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 to gather evidence, including public comment, on the petition submitted by Valley Forge Convention Center Partners, L.P.to gain authorization to conduct table games at its yet-to-be opened resort casino in Montgomery County.

The hearing will begin at 10:00 am at the Crowne Plaza Valley Forge, 260 Mall Boulevard in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. 

HARRISBURG, PA: The play of table games during November at Pennsylvania casinos generated tax revenue of more than $8.7 million, according to figures posted today on the Gaming Control Board’s web site, www.gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov.

With an average of 946 tables in operation on a daily basis during November, gross revenue from play of all table games was $54,030,362 which was more than $15.5 million higher than November 2010 when revenue totaled $38,520,402 with an average 745 tables operating on a daily basis.

HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, the agency that regulates casino gaming in the Commonwealth, has established a permanent location for its meetings in the Strawberry Square Complex in downtown Harrisburg.

Located on the second floor of Strawberry Square at 303 Walnut Street in Harrisburg, the Board will hold its final public meeting of 2011 in the new space on Tuesday, December 20th beginning at 10:00 am. Subsequent meetings of the Board will also be held in this location unless otherwise advertised.