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Wednesday's Powerball jackpot rolls over to $228 million

The Powerball jackpot has sweetened to a life-changing $228 million for Wednesday's drawing, putting the jackpot in range of the top-25 lottery jackpots in history. Wednesday's Powerball drawing comes with a cash option of $112.6 million. Here's what you need to know about Wednesday's drawing, the rollover from Monday's drawing, and Bucks County's…
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Wednesday's Powerball jackpot rolls over to $228 million
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Wind Creek Bethlehem contributes to record gaming revenue in Pa.

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported record combined revenue in 2023 while Wind Creek Bethlehem remained among the state's top casinos for table games and slots. The board said Thursday that combined revenue for the year was $5.7 billion. That total consists of slots, table games, sports wagering, internet gaming, video gaming terminals…
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Parx Plans Mini-Casino Opening This Month, With Hoopla Feb. 3

Parx Casino has scheduled Feb. 3 as the official opening of its new mini-casino in Shippensburg, with a soft opening days in advance of that to admit the first guests to gamble, eat, and drink. The Parx website has begun advertising that first Friday in February as the date for the celebratory opening. PennLive.com reported that the venue in…
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Biggest Slot Machine Wins: The Most Famous Casino Jackpot Winners All Times

All of us dream of winning big while playing slots. Spinning reels have scooped millions of dollars for some; it is a reality. Big casino slot game winners hit the jackpot in this gambling world, and some have received mammoth prizes. These situations are life-changing, and slot machines offer bonus features in tons. In this article, we will look…
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Pittsburgh-area casino fined $30K

HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) -- The Live! Casino in Westmoreland County was fined $30000 for letting in someone who was underage and two people who were self-excluded from gambling, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board said. The Gaming Control Board said on Wednesday that it levied two fines against the operator of Live! Casino Pittsburgh in…
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Pittsburgh-area casino fined $30K
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Wind Creek Bethlehem among Pa.'s most profitable casinos

Wind Creek Bethlehem recently celebrated the grand opening of its new wing, featuring shiny hotel rooms, much-needed ballroom space and a spa with a grand view of the neighboring SteelStacks. The south Bethlehem casino/hotel is also holding its own against in-state competition on the gaming side. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board released its…
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Wind Creek Bethlehem among Pa.'s most profitable casinos
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Just a blip? Wind Creek Bethlehem sees slight downturn in gaming revenue

While the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported a year-over-year increase of more than 21% in gaming revenue in February, Wind Creek Bethlehem was one of the few casinos that actually saw a decrease. Among the casinos, Wind Creek had the fifth-highest revenue at $39.7 million, down from $40.9 million, or 2.9%, from a year ago. Overall, the…
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Pa. gaming regulators met with casino lobbyists before coming out against competitor

On a mid-January morning in 2020, the state's top gambling regulators privately gathered inside a conference room at their downtown Harrisburg offices with lobbyists for Parx Casino, the largest in the state. The lobbyists had worked for weeks to land the meeting with the two highest-ranking members of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board:…
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Pa. gaming regulators met with casino lobbyists before coming out against competitor
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Top Pa. gaming regulators met with industry lobbyists before allying against casino competitor

HARRISBURG - On a mid-January morning in 2020, the state's top gambling regulators privately gathered inside a conference room at their downtown Harrisburg offices with lobbyists for Parx Casino, the largest in the state. The lobbyists had worked for weeks to land the meeting with the two highest-ranking members of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control…
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Top Pa. gaming regulators met with industry lobbyists before allying against casino competitor
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Parx Casino met privately with PA gaming regulators-Spotlight PA

HARRISBURG - On a mid-January morning in 2020, the state's top gambling regulators privately gathered inside a conference room at their downtown Harrisburg offices with lobbyists for Parx Casino, the largest in the state. The lobbyists had worked for weeks to land the meeting with the two highest-ranking members of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control…
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Parx Casino met privately with PA gaming regulators-Spotlight PA
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Bucks County first responders get casino revenues for local projects

Christmas came early for first responders and civil servants in Lower Bucks County as more than $4 million in casino revenues were distributed for local projects. Taxes on the gaming revenue from Parx Casino in Bensalem will help finance new breathing apparatus for firefighters in Lower Southampton, storm sewers in Langhorne, and roads in…
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$4M In Grants Generated By Parx Casino Revenue To Lower Bucks

LEVITTOWN, PA - The Redevelopment Authority of the County of Bucks has awarded more than $4 million in grants from funds generated at Parx Casino in Bensalem Township. The Redevelopment Authority Board of Directors approved the grants to eligible municipalities at its Dec. 9 public meeting at the Redevelopment Authority's office in Bristol…
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$4M In Grants Generated By Parx Casino Revenue To Lower Bucks
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Area Towns Split More Than $4 Million In Casino Grants

Towns in Lower Bucks County will receive more than $4 million in grants thanks to Parx Casino's revenue. The grants to qualified towns were approved last Friday at the Redevelopment Authority of Bucks County Board of Directors meeting. The $4 million in casino impact grants will be put to use for a range of municipal projects, such as…
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Area Towns Split More Than $4 Million In Casino Grants
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Hollywood Casino Morgantown brings in $2.8 million in December

Even though it fully opened on Dec. 22, the Hollywood Casino Morgantown had a profitable 10 days. Penn National Gaming's newest facility had total revenue of $2.8 million for December, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported Thursday. Broken down, the casino received $2.4 million from slot machines, $389818 from table games and $39535 from…
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PA Legislature hasn't pulled the lever on regulating games outside casinos

State lawmakers have heard concerns about video gaming devices like those that a lawsuit says factored into a clerk's murder during a robbery at Craig's Food Mart in Hazleton two years ago. But bills to regulate the games haven't passed. "Unauthorized video gaming machines have proliferated into almost every corner of public establishments," Jake…
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$10K Fine Against Parx Casino For Allowing Underage Gambling

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA -Parx Casino has been fined $10000 by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board for permitting the entry of an 18-year-old underage gambler into the Street Road casino last year The gaming board said during a public meeting last week that Parx Casino was fined for an incident in which an 18-year-old man gained access to the gaming…
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$10K Fine Against Parx Casino For Allowing Underage Gambling
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PA Gaming Control Board fines casino for allowing underage gambling

Board also places seven adults on exclusion list for gambling at casinos while leaving children unattended HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board ("Board") on Wednesday approved a consent agreement presented by the Board's Office of Enforcement Counsel ("OEC") during its public meeting that fined a casino for an incident in which an…
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Pennsylvania gaming revenue up 26% in January over 2021

HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported that total revenue generated from gaming and fantasy contests in January totaled $393.1 million, an increase of 26% compared to January 2021. However, that figure is below November's record month of $432.4 million. January was a record month for revenue generated from internet gaming,…
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PA Gaming Board Campaign Targets Gamblers Who Abandon Kids

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board voted Wednesday to ban from the state's casinos eight more adults who abandoned their kids to gamble - as the regulator had done 147 times previously - but it took an additional step to address the problem more directly than it ever has. At its monthly meeting, the agency announced the launch of a "Don't Gamble…
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PA Gaming Board Campaign Targets Gamblers Who Abandon Kids
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PA Lottery Players Miss Powerball Jackpot, $8 Million In Winnings Awarded

As the multi-state jackpot game Powerball stole the spotlight in recent weeks, touting a record-breaking jackpot and making dozens of lottery players a million dollars richer, the Pennsylvania Lottery's own games didn't miss a beat. PA players have hit a whole slew of big prizes recently, including whopping Fast Play and Match 6 jackpots, and a…
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PA Lottery Players Miss Powerball Jackpot, $8 Million In Winnings Awarded
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Pennsylvania gaming revenue in March reaches an ‘all-time high’

HARRISBURG - Gaming revenues in Pennsylvania reached a record in March. In fact - revenues for the month was the highest achieved in a single month. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reports that the combined total revenue generated from all forms of gaming along with fantasy contests during March 2022 totaled $462740098. That is an increase…
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Parx Casino, betPARX Become Official Sixers Partners

PHILADELPHIA - OCT. 11, 2022 - Today, the Philadelphia 76ers announced an extension of their partnership with Greenwood Gaming, the parent company of Parx Casino and betPARX. This extended partnership designates Parx Casino and betPARX as Official Banner Partners of the Philadelphia 76ers. Parx Casino is the Official Local Casino of the 76ers while…
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Parx Casino, betPARX Become Official Sixers Partners
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How will New York City casinos affect Wind Creek Bethlehem?

It's not an uncommon sight at Wind Creek Bethlehem - bus loads of tourists from the New York City area disembark for a day of gambling and dining at the casino in the city's South Side. The parking lot normally contains dozens of cars with New York and New Jersey license plates, owing to the fact that Wind Creek, located about 85 miles west of…
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How will New York City casinos affect Wind Creek Bethlehem?
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WINNERS: Three Lucky PA Treasure Hunt Lottery Players Split $133K Jackpot

Three lucky tickets matched all five numbers drawn, splitting the $133000 Pennsylvania Treasure Hunt jackpot from the Sunday, Sept. 11 drawing. Each winning ticket is worth $44333. The winning numbers were: 17-18-24-25-26. The winning tickets were sold at the following locations: Bucks County: Smoker's Express, 813 West Trenton Avenue,…
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Winning Pennsylvania Lottery ticket sold in Lancaster County

LANCASTER COUNTY (WHTM) - Three winning Treasure Hunt tickets from the Sunday, September 11 drawing will split a jackpot prize of $133000.50. The winning tickets were sold in Bucks, Lancaster, and Lycoming counties. Each jackpot-winning ticket matched all five numbers drawn, 17-18-24-25-26, to win individual prizes of $44333.50, less applicable…
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Winning Pennsylvania Lottery ticket sold in Lancaster County
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One of three winning PA Lottery Treasure Hunt tickets sold in Quarryville

For the second time in nearly two weeks, a winning Pennsylvania Lottery ticket was sold in Quarryville. At the same Turkey Hill, to boot. It's not as much as the scratch-off lottery ticket worth $1 million from the last week of August, but it's a hit all the same. The Turkey Hill at 265 W. State St. in Quarryville sold one of three winning Treasure…
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PA lottery: Fine Wine & Spirits in Warrington sells $1.3 million Match 6

One lucky patron in Bucks County will have a lot of cheese to go with some top-shelf wine. That customer of the Fine Wine & Good Spirits shop at 306 Easton Road in Warrington matched all six winning numbers - 7-9-15-30-35-43 - in the Match 6 drawing held on Thursday, Sept. 1, to win the $1.3 million jackpot prize. Fine Wine & Spirits received…
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PA lottery: Fine Wine & Spirits in Warrington sells $1.3 million Match 6
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Pennsylvania casino revenue jumps to $429M in July after late spring lull

Pennsylvania casinos saw an increase in revenues last month, state regulators said, a shift from the gradual decrease felt across the industry since the record-breaking month of March. In all, casinos generated more than $429 million in revenues in July, according to a report from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. That's $39.2 million more…
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Pennsylvania casino revenue jumps to $429M in July after late spring lull
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Parx Casino clears first hurdle on road to develop 15-story hotel in Pennsylvania

The Bensalem Township Planning Commission voted to accept a plan presented by Parx Casino's parent company Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment to develop a 15-story hotel at its Street Road property in Pennsylvania. While the vote accepted the plan as brought forward by the applicant, it does not imply it has been fully approved, as the project must…
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Parx Casino clears first hurdle on road to develop 15-story hotel in Pennsylvania
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Signature Systems, Inc. to Provide Parx Casino® Shippensburg With Enhanced, Innovative POS Functionality

Industry-Leading Solution Includes Mobile POS, Mobile Reporting, Kiosks & All Required Integrations WARMINSTER, Pa., July 13, 2022 (Newswire.com)- Signature Systems, Inc. (SSI), an acclaimed technology solutions provider that excels in point-of-sale solutions for F&B and retail entities of all concepts and sizes, is proud to announce Parx Casino®…
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Kambi extends existing deal with Greenwood Gaming

The leading sports betting supplier, Kambi Group, announced it extended its existing sportsbook partnership with Greenwood Gaming. Announced on Wednesday, the partnership extension sees Kambi continue to provide its leading technology for the operator. Greenwood Gaming, the company that owns and operates the largest casino gaming complex in…
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Kambi extends existing deal with Greenwood Gaming
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No opening date set yet for Parx Casino in Shippensburg Township

No date has been set for when the Parx Casino branch in Shippensburg Township could open to the public, Richard McGarvey of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board said Monday. "It will be later in the year," he said. "As we get closer, the actual start date will become clearer." There will be a one-to-two-day test session where accessibility will be…
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No opening date set yet for Parx Casino in Shippensburg Township
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PGCB Approved Wind Creek Bethlehem’s Slot Reduction

Wind Creek Bethlehem, one of the casinos in Pennsylvania, has been greenlit to reduce the total number of its slot machines. This move mirrors what many venues have done to adapt to the current trends. Wind Creek announced its intention to reduce its overall slots count by 655 back in February. To elaborate, the casino will remove 983 of its…
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PGCB Approved Wind Creek Bethlehem’s Slot Reduction
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Wind Creek Bethlehem OK'd To Reduce Slots On Casino Floor By 655

Wind Creek Bethlehem is the latest Pennsylvania casino to win state approval to reduce the number of slot machines on its gaming floor as part of adaptation to the post-COVID era. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Wednesday granted the large casino's request to pare down its number of authorized machines from 2973 to 2318. The net reduction…
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Wind Creek Bethlehem OK'd To Reduce Slots On Casino Floor By 655
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Winning Jackpot ticket sold in Allentown

Two jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 with Quick Cash tickets from the Saturday drawing will split a jackpot prize of $1414032. The winning tickets were sold in Bucks and Lehigh counties. Each jackpot-winning ticket matched all five balls drawn, 2-23-34-39-43, to win individual prizes of $707016, less applicable withholding. The winning…
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Winning Jackpot ticket sold in Allentown
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ICasino Player Stole IDs To Create 187 Phony Accounts, Claim Bonuses

It is common for online casinos to incentivize new customers, including promotions like the $10 bonus that Hollywoodcasino.com is willing to automatically deposit into new players' accounts simply for signing up. But what if you were offered $25 in free play, as that Penn National Gaming online site was willing to give away soon after its launch in…
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ICasino Player Stole IDs To Create 187 Phony Accounts, Claim Bonuses
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Report Shows Casino Lobbyists Wrote Bill Banning Unregulated Machines

Casino lobbyists played a key role in drafting a 2019 bill that would have made unregulated "games of skill" explicitly illegal in Pennsylvania, according an in-depth report by Spotlight PA this week. The bill never received consideration, though discussion about the skill games issue continues into the current legislative session in…
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Report Shows Casino Lobbyists Wrote Bill Banning Unregulated Machines
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Ties revealed between lawmaker, casino lobbyists

HARRISBURG - In the spring of 2019, State Sen. Tommy Tomlinson hosted a news conference in the state Capitol to announce legislation banning thousands of unregulated gaming machines that have popped up in gas stations, convenience stores, bars, social clubs, and other establishments across Pennsylvania. The slot-like machines, called skill games,…
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Ties revealed between lawmaker, casino lobbyists
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Emails reveal casino influence in skill games bill

HARRISBURG - In the spring of 2019, State Sen. Tommy Tomlinson hosted a news conference in the state Capitol to announce legislation banning thousands of unregulated gaming machines that have popped up in gas stations, convenience stores, bars, social clubs, and other establishments across Pennsylvania. The slot-like machines, called skill games,…
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Emails reveal casino influence in skill games bill
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Pennsylvania state senator introduced gambling bill written by casino lobbyists, emails show

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. (Harrisburg) - In the spring of 2019, state Sen. Tommy Tomlinson hosted a news conference in the state Capitol to announce legislation banning thousands…
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Pennsylvania state senator introduced gambling bill written by casino lobbyists, emails show
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Should lottery winners’ names be kept secret?

On March 7, the Pennsylvania Lottery celebrated its 50th birthday. A half-century, hard to believe, right? That's when a 50-cent ticket went on sale in the lottery's first game, and a winner would receive a top prize of $50000, and there would be periodic drawings for $1 million prizes. Now, Pennsylvanians participate with residents of other states…
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Pa. set state record for gambling revenue in 2021, Wind Creek 2nd in slots and tables

Pennsylvania set another annual record for gambling revenue in the era of online gambling and sports betting, state regulators said, reporting that casinos and other operators won more than $4.7 billion from gamblers in calendar year 2021 in one of the nation's largest commercial casino states. The rebound continues after pandemic-related shutdowns…
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Pa. set state record for gambling revenue in 2021, Wind Creek 2nd in slots and tables
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Shippensburg to soon feature a ‘miniature casino’

In the eastern American state of Pennsylvania and Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment Incorporated has reportedly been awarded with a license to bring a 73000 sq ft'satellite casino' to the community of Shippensburg. According to a report from the Bucks County Courier Times newspaper, the unanimous decision from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board…
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Shippensburg to soon feature a ‘miniature casino’
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Casinos in Pennsylvania not ready to stop people from lighting up while gambling

PITTSBURGH - For many people, hitting the slots and lighting up a smoke go hand in hand. Casinos in Pennsylvania are not ready to stop people from smoking just yet. According to our partners at TribLIVE.com, 20 states have now banned smoking in casinos, including neighboring states Delaware, Maryland, New York and Ohio. Two casinos in Pennsylvania,…
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Casinos in Pennsylvania not ready to stop people from lighting up while gambling
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Pennsylvania casinos not ready to cut smoking from gambling experience

Like flashing lights, dings and coins splashing into a slot machine tray, an equally familiar - even stereotypical - casino experience involves plumes of smoke wafting skyward from patrons puffing on ash-tipped cigarettes. Casinos, and the states that host them, have permitted smoking for decades, with the industry bypassing a sweeping ban that in…
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Pennsylvania casinos not ready to cut smoking from gambling experience
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PA Lottery Million-Dollar Winners in Allegheny and Bucks County

Two Pennsylvania Lottery players should be having happy holidays, as they hit seven-figure prizes earlier this month. Both winning tickets happened in local games and in opposite ends of the commonwealth. A ticket in the December 6th drawing of the Match 6 Lotto had all the winning numbers and collected the $1.05 million jackpot. Selling the ticket…
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PA Lottery Million-Dollar Winners in Allegheny and Bucks County
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State reports record gaming revenue in October

Gaming revenue for the state's casinos and fantasy contests was a record $426 million in October, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board said this week. It is a 33% increase from October 2020, and beats the previous high set in July. Total tax revenue was $172.3 million. For properties owned by Wyomissing-based Penn National Gaming Inc. , revenue at…
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State reports record gaming revenue in October
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Pennsylvania casinos shatter record, generate $425 million in revenues

Pennsylvania casinos generated more than $425.9 million in October, eclipsing a revenue high set in July, state regulators said. Casinos generated $2.25 million more last month than in July, when revenues topped $423.6 million, according to a report from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. In addition, revenues last month increased by 33%, or…
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Pennsylvania casinos shatter record, generate $425 million in revenues
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Bucks County woman sues online slot game maker over $100,000 jackpot 'bug'

A Yardley woman and 13 other people have filed a federal lawsuit against the manufacturer of an online slots game that the company claims inflated their winnings in error due to a technical bug. Lisa Piluso, of Yardley, said she was playing the popular Capital Gains game on her phone in October 2020 when her screen displayed that she had won a…
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Bucks County woman sues online slot game maker over $100,000 jackpot 'bug'
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Gaming revenue in Pennsylvania goes up in September

The state reported monthly revenue from gaming and fantasy contests of $415.6 million, a year-over-year increase of 46%. Total tax revenue was $169.1 million. Wyomissing-based Penn National Gaming Inc. had an especially good month at its Hollywood Casino at Penn National, which saw a 96.5% increase in revenue when compared to September 2020. The…
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Gaming revenue in Pennsylvania goes up in September
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Pennsylvania Gambling Revenue in September Reaches $415.6 Million

Pennsylvania casinos are in for a celebration as September 2021 has proved to be far better than September 2020 as the total generated revenue by all of the gambling facilities, as reported by the state's regulators for this month, is $415.6 million. That is a 46% increase than September 2020, which equals $130 million higher revenue. September…
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Pennsylvania Gambling Revenue in September Reaches $415.6 Million
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Pennsylvania casino revenues top $415M in September

Pennsylvania casinos generated more than $415.6 million in September, a 46% increase compared to revenues generated during the same period last year, state regulators said. In all, casinos saw $130 million more in revenues last month than in September 2020, when they generated $285.5 million, according to a report from the Pennsylvania Gaming…
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Pennsylvania casino revenues top $415M in September
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Gaming Control Board takes action in first public meeting since 2020

Harrisburg, Pa. -The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (Board), in its first in-person public meeting since March 2020, approved actions related to the permitting of underage gambling at a casino and children left by parents unattended in vehicles in the parking lot of a casino. In the first matter, the Board approved a $10000 fine against…
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Gaming Control Board takes action in first public meeting since 2020
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Underage Gambler's Access To Casino Results In State Fine Against Parx

State regulators have imposed a $10000 fine on Parx Casino for a September 2020 incident when an 18-year-old accessed the gaming floor and played slot machines for less than a half-hour. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approved the fine Wednesday under a consent agreement with Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment, which owns the Bucks County…
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Pennsylvania: Parx Casino Gets Fine for Teen Gambler’s Entry

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has fined the operator of Parx Casino $12500 for allowing a teenage male - who later caused a scene with firecrackers - access into the gambling establishment in Bensalem, Bucks County. The PGCB took to Twitter to share the news of its October 13 decision in relation to the underage gambler, aged 18,…
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Firecracker-flinging teen who sneaked into Parx earns casino a $12,500 fine

If it hadn't been for the firecrackers, the underaged gambler at Parx Casino probably would have gotten away with sneaking in. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, at a public meeting Wednesday in Harrisburg, fined the Bucks County casino $12500 for allowing an 18-year-old man to slip by security guards who were busy administering COVID-19…
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Firecracker-flinging teen who sneaked into Parx earns casino a $12,500 fine
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Pennsylvania casino revenues top $408M in August

Pennsylvania casinos generated more than $408 million in August, a significant increase compared to the same month last year, state regulators said. Casinos generated 31% more money last month compared to August 2020, when the facilities saw $310.7 million in revenues, according to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. However, dollars generated…
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Pennsylvania casino revenues top $408M in August
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Pa. table games revenue hits all-time high in July

In the relatively short history of casino gaming in Pennsylvania, slot machines have brought in most of the revenue. In the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board's report for July, that was still the case as slots accounted for $222.8 million in total revenue. According to the report, it was the fourth-highest month ever in the state. However, table…
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Pa. table games revenue hits all-time high in July
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Pa. casino revenues top $423 million in July

Pennsylvania casinos generated more than $423.6 million in July, the highest monthly revenue total to date, according to state regulators. That's a $34.7 million increase from revenues reported in June, which totaled $388.8 million. It is also significantly higher than revenues reported in July 2020, which reached $283 million as covid-19…
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Pa. casino revenues top $423 million in July
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The Pennsylvania Lottery Reports $5 Billion in Game Sales

The Pennsylvania Lottery just recorded its tenth consecutive year in which the profits are running high. On Monday, the PA Lottery announced that the profits for the last fiscal year were north of $1.3 billion. Additionally, more than $5 billion was made by traditional game sales like multi-state draws and scratch-offs. Speaking on the revenue that…
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The Pennsylvania Lottery Reports $5 Billion in Game Sales
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Pa. Lottery hits the jackpot with record profits of $1.3 billion

Plenty of people have been scratching off on Pennsylvania Lottery tickets over the past year. The lottery reported a record-breaking year with profits that topped $1.3 billion in the 2020-21 year to benefit programs that help senior citizens. Pennsylvania Lottery officials on Monday released its financial report for the last fiscal year, which…
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Pa. Lottery hits the jackpot with record profits of $1.3 billion
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Pa. has record year for gaming revenue

Despite a fiscal year that featured casinos closing down because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported record revenue. In a report released Monday, the PGCB said total revenue was $3.875 billion between July 1, 2020 and June 30, beating the previous mark of $3.309 billion set during the 2018-19 fiscal…
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Pa. has record year for gaming revenue
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Largest Lottery Jackpot Ever Claimed By Group in Bucks County

A stop at a 7-Eleven and a Quick Pick ticket brought home Pennsylvania's biggest jackpot ever. Last week, a five-member group from Levittown claimed the winning Mega Millions ticket from the May 21 drawing that had an annuity value of $516 million. It was the largest jackpot in the history of Pennsylvania's lottery prizes. The group formed…
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Largest Lottery Jackpot Ever Claimed By Group in Bucks County
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Internet gaming in Pennsylvania surpasses $100 million

Internet gambling helped the bottom line for gaming companies during the coronavirus pandemic. In the latest monthly report from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, internet gaming surpassed $100 million in revenue for the first time in May with a total of $101.2 million, an 81.3% year-over-year increase. Wyomissing-based Penn National Gaming…
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Internet gaming in Pennsylvania surpasses $100 million
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PA Casinos May Already Have Matched Pre-Pandemic Retail Revenue

When May revenue figures for Pennsylvania's casinos are released this week, they will reveal whether the state's long-running gaming venues have finally returned to their pre-COVID level of patronage. Pennsylvania's gaming industry already accomplished the feat in one sense in April, which saw a record $404.1 million in revenue collected from all…
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PA Casinos May Already Have Matched Pre-Pandemic Retail Revenue
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Shippensburg residents debate risks of casino against financial windfall at Parx hearing

Thursday's public hearing on a potential satellite casino in Shippensburg Township was as much about the township's past and future economic trajectory as it was about the casino itself. The hearing by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board regarding Parx Casino's application to site a branch facility in the township brought out dozens of residents…
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Shippensburg residents debate risks of casino against financial windfall at Parx hearing
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Pennsylvania casinos top $400 million for 2nd consecutive month

For the second consecutive month, revenue streams at Pennsylvania casinos topped $400 million, according to a report from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Combined gambling revenues totaled more than $404.1 million in April. That's up significantly from the $46.1 million seen in April 2020, when non-life-sustaining businesses were forced to…
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On First Day Of New Live! Casino, Impact On SE PA Market Is A Question

Gamblers visiting four southeastern Pennsylvania casinos already leave behind well more than a billion dollars a year ordinarily at slots, blackjack, and other games, and the big question starting Tuesday afternoon is how they'll take to a fifth option - especially now in the COVID era. The Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia opens at 4 p.m. as the…
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On First Day Of New Live! Casino, Impact On SE PA Market Is A Question