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Lottery ・ 04 August 2023

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New casino near Penn State has officially been approved

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) - Earlier today, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) unanimously approved a Category 4 slot machine license to SC Gaming OpCo, LLC to construct a new casino in College Township, Centre County. The process of receiving a license from the PGCB began back on Sep. 2, 2020, when businessman Ira Lubert secured the right to…

Law ・ 02 August 2023

Sun Gazette

Spotlight PA: Why State College’s anti-gambling movement failed to stop the Nittany Mall casino

STATE COLLEGE - In January, despite months of documented public opposition, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) unanimously approved a casino slated to go in the Nittany Mall. Andrew Shaffer, who runs the website SayNoCasino.org, was at the forefront of the anti-casino movement, collecting thousands of State College area residents'…

Law ・ 05 May 2023

The Express

Why State College’s anti-gambling movement failed to stop the Nittany Mall casino

STATE COLLEGE - In January, despite months of documented public opposition, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) unanimously approved a casino slated to go in the Nittany Mall. Andrew Shaffer, who runs the website SayNoCasino.org, was at the forefront of the anti-casino movement, collecting thousands of State College area residents'…

Law ・ 05 May 2023

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State College Casino approved despite public opposition- Spotlight PA State College

STATE COLLEGE - In January, despite months of documented public opposition, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) unanimously approved a casino slated to go in the Nittany Mall. Andrew Shaffer, who runs the website SayNoCasino.org, was at the forefront of the anti-casino movement, collecting thousands of State College area residents'…

Law ・ 02 May 2023

State College

Decision to Approve License for Nittany Mall Casino Appealed to Pa. Supreme Court

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board may have approved the license for a planned mini-casino in Centre County last month, but the process is far from over. Stadium Casino LLC, which operates Live! Casino in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and which was the losing bidder at a 2020 auction to apply for the state's fifth category 4 casino license, filed…

Law ・ 27 February 2023

The Sentinel

Nittany Mall mini-Casino is a go

BELLEFONTE - The developer for a planned mini-casino at the Nittany Mall in Centre County hopes the enterprise will revitalize the region. Penn State alumnus and businessman Ira Lubert, owner of SC Gaming OpCo LLC, was awarded a Category 4 slot machine license during a Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board hearing this week. The planned casino will be…

Law ・ 02 February 2023

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New casino planned near PSU approved for license by gaming board

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board unanimously approved a $127.6 million casino development near Penn State University this week, granting a license to retrofit vacant space in the Nittany Mall for slot machines, table games and live entertainment. The project is self-funded by casino industry veteran Ira Lubert, a former chairman of the Penn…

Law ・ 01 February 2023

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Pennsylvania regulator approves license for $127M Bally's "mini-casino" near State University

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board voted last week to award a Category 4 slot machine license to SC Gaming to construct a casino in College Township, Centre County, with a price tag of $127.6 million. The casino will be operated by Bally's Corporation and will offer 750 slot machines, 30 table games, retail facility sports wagering, stage for…

Law ・ 30 January 2023

Meadville Tribune

New casino planned near Penn State approved for license by gaming board

STATE COLLEGE - The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board unanimously approved a $127.6 million casino development near Penn State University last week, granting a license to retrofit vacant space in the Nittany Mall for slot machines, table games and live entertainment. The project is self-funded by casino industry veteran Ira Lubert, a former…

Law ・ 30 January 2023

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Bally's Casino First To Apply For Reopened PA Online Casino License

With its application for a land-based mini-casino near Penn State University stalled indefinitely, Bally's Pennsylvania, LLC is looking to another method for securing PA gaming licenses. On Jan. 3, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board began accepting petitions for casino operators in other states to gain status as a Qualified Gaming Entity in…

Law ・ 08 January 2023

The Philadelphia Inquirer

A State College mini-casino project runs into stiff opposition from a Philadelphia rival

Two major rivals in Pennsylvania's gaming industry clashed Wednesday in a high-stakes battle over Philadelphia investor Ira M. Lubert's bid to open a mini-casino just a few miles from the Pennsylvania State University campus. The Pennsylvania Gaming Board, meeting in Harrisburg on Wednesday, heard Cordish Gaming's challenge of Lubert's application…

Law ・ 15 December 2022

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WynnBET In The Wings To Launch Online Casino In Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania's online casino market will be expanding, though there's no indication of how soon that will come. The state's Gaming Control Board approved an interactive gaming operator license Wednesday for WynnBET, which has a major national presence but does not operate currently in Pennsylvania. The license covers online slots and table…

Law ・ 15 December 2022

State College

Hearing set to decide fate of Nittany Mall Casino

THE FORMER Macy's store at the Nittany Mall is expected to be the home of a Centre County casino. (CHRIS MORELLI/The Gazette) STATE COLLEGE - The proposed Nittany Mall Casino could take another step closer to becoming reality. With the project in limbo, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board will have a hearing for the proposal. The hearing is…

Jobs ・ 08 December 2022

Daily Voice

PA Resident Wins $1.6M In Largest Online Lottery Jackpot In US History

A lucky Pennsylvania resident made history Friday, Oct. 28 by winning $1.6 million in an online lottery game. The unnamed Centre County resident claimed a $1616808.72 reward by playing the PA Big Winner Spectacular, the largest prize ever recorded by a US state lottery winner playing online, state officials announced. The PA Big Winner Spectacular…

Winnings ・ 31 October 2022

Penn Bets

Record $1.6M Online Lottery Jackpot Awarded In PA

Plenty of lottery players will be transfixed late Monday on the outcome of the $1 billion Powerball drawing, but one lucky Centre County resident using Pennsylvania's online lottery now has less reason to care as much. That's because the unidentified individual recently won a record $1.6 million in the online game PA Big Winner Spectacular,…

Winnings ・ 31 October 2022

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Largest-ever Lottery Online Prize of More than $1.6 Million Won by Pennsylvania Player

The Pennsylvania Lottery recently awarded a record online prize worth $1616808.72 on the online game PA Big Winner Spectacular, to a player from Centre County. This was the largest online prize ever won in US history. PA Big Winner Spectacular is a connect-style internet instant game with one progressive jackpot. Game play features include a chance…

Lottery ・ 30 October 2022

Trib Live

Record high revenue of $3.3 billion recorded at Pa. casinos

In-person gambling bounced back at the 16 casinos across the state as slots and table game revenue reached a record high $3.3 billion in the last fiscal year according to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board annual report. That tops the previous record of $3.2 billion for fiscal year 2018-19. Retail slot revenue around the state was about $2.4…

Finance ・ 30 October 2022

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It Took New Casinos To Set PA Record For Slots, Tables Revenue

While Pennsylvania's gaming industry has been boosted most in recent years by the addition of online casinos and sports betting, its 2021-22 fiscal year results released last week also show brick-and-mortar casino revenue to have reached its highest point ever. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board's report for the July 2021-June 2022 period showed…

Finance ・ 26 October 2022

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Pennsylvania casinos post record $3.3B revenue for FY21-22; iGaming hikes 37%

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has announced retail casinos operating in the state collectively won a record $3.3 billion in revenue during the fiscal year 2021-2022, elapsing the previous high of $3.2 billion in FY 2018/2019. The PGCB broke down the Pennsylvania gambling industry's financial results for the period in the 17th edition…

Finance ・ 30 September 2022

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Penn State Trustees Won't Take a Position on Nittany Mall Casino

Preliminary design rendering of the exterior of the proposed casino at the Nittany Mall. Image by Nelson Worldwide While some community members have called on Penn State's trustees to take an official position on the proposed Nittany Mall casino that has some worried about the impact of gambling on college students, the chair of the university's…

Law ・ 26 September 2022

State College

College Township Council Mulls Next Step in Response to Casino Opposition

Preliminary design rendering of the exterior of the proposed mini-casino at the Nittany Mall. Image by Nelson Worldwide Opponents of the proposed mini-casino at the Nittany Mall have sent a seemingly endless stream of letters for nearly a year to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board and College Township seeking to put stop to the plan as it inches…

Law ・ 06 September 2022

Penn Bets

Decision On Nittany Mall Mini-Casino On Hold Until Mid-Autumn

A timeline recently posted by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board suggests it will be November or later before it rules on a pending license for a mini-casino near State College. A hearing officer's scheduling order, dated July 12, notes that any party petitioning to intervene in the license application from Philadelphia investor Ira Lubert,…

Law ・ 26 July 2022

The Sentinel

Commissioners note lack of role in casino project

BELLEFONTE - The Centre County Board of Commissioners were asked in June about a mini-casino that is slated to open at the old Macy's department store at the Nittany Mall in State College sometime in the future. Board chairman Michael Pipe noted that the project is a "local matter." "Not unless it was put on the gaming website or anything that's…

Sports ・ 09 July 2022

The Express

Centre officials talk casino project

BELLEFONTE - The Centre County Board of Commissioners were asked about a mini-casino that is slated to open at the old Macy's department store at the Nittany Mall in State College sometime in the future. During Tuesday's meeting, the commissioners were asked about the state of the project. Chair Michael Pipe noted that the project is a "local…

Sports ・ 29 June 2022

State College

Nittany Mall Casino Doesn't Mean the Downfall of Happy Valley

Preliminary design rendering of the exterior of the proposed mini-casino at the Nittany Mall. Image by Nelson Worldwide When I turned on my computer the other day a pop-up box appeared in the lower right-hand corner of my screen. It was from the Norton Security program/app, which is designed to stop viruses, malware and other nasty things from…

Travel ・ 14 June 2022

State College

Public comment period on casino at Nittany Mall to end

HARRISBURG - Those wishing to submit public comments concerning the proposed Category 4 casino at the Nittany Mall have until June 12 to do so. According to a press release, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board decided to end the public comment period because "the board believes sufficient time has passed to receive adequate public comment on the…

Covid ・ 26 May 2022

State College

Gaming Control Board Sets Closing Date for Public Comment on Proposed Nittany Mall Casino

Preliminary design rendering of the exterior of the proposed mini-casino at the Nittany Mall. Image by Nelson Worldwide The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has set a deadline for residents to weigh in on whether a proposed Category 4 casino at the Nittany Mall should move forward. Written comment will be accepted until 5 p.m. on June 12,…

Law ・ 25 May 2022

State College

Letters: Local Police Need Radar; Rein in School Taxes; Casino Opposition

Our local police departments need your help. Pennsylvania is the only state which does not provide local police with radar to enforce speed limits. Residents continue to express concerns about excessive speeding on local streets while our police are handcuffed with antiquated timing devices. House Bill 606, which authorizes local police use of…

Finance ・ 14 May 2022

The Express

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,…

Law ・ 12 April 2022

Altoona Mirror

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,…

Covid ・ 12 April 2022

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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…

Law ・ 11 April 2022

ABC 23

State College Casino Update

In Centre County, plans to build a new casino have been slowed, and as Gary Sinderson reports. An upcoming court hearing could also have an impact on the project's future development. The casino was targeted for the former Macy's store area at the Nittany Mall, Bally's, in partnership with Penn State alum Ira Lubert is heading the project, after…

Law ・ 27 January 2022

World Casino News

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…

Law ・ 20 January 2022

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Penn National Adds To Its Casino Dominance In The State On Wednesday

Four months after opening Pennsylvania's second mini-casino, Penn National Gaming is preparing to open its third on Wednesday. Hollywood Casino Morgantown will open to the public at noon three days before Christmas in Berks County, less than a half hour's drive from the national company's headquarters in the Reading suburb of Wyomissing. The…

Sports ・ 20 December 2021

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Two Meath Match 5 winners in Wednesday’s big Lotto

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Lottery ・ 18 October 2021

State College

College Township Council Approves Proposed Casino Development Plan

College Township Council on Thursday unanimously approved a land development plan for a proposed casino in the former Macy's property at the Nittany Mall. Named Nittany Casino in the plans, the facility is still awaiting licensing approval from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board before it can move forward. A public input meeting was held in…

Travel ・ 20 September 2021

State College

Casino land development plans move forward in College Township

STATE COLLEGE - College Township Council will be reviewing a land development plan for the proposed Nittany Casino on Sept. 16. The group will determine if the plan for any design or physical change to the existing parking lot is permitted by the township's code. College Township Planning Commission recommended last month that township council…

Travel ・ 17 September 2021

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As Slots Are Removed, The Question Of Skill Games Competition Arises

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Wednesday approved additional slot machine reductions in the state - this time for Mount Airy Casino Resort - while raising concerns about how the proliferation of unregulated "skill games" may be hurting casinos. Mount Airy won approval to reduce its authorized complement of slots by 130, from 1817 to 1687.…

Covid ・ 17 September 2021

Chain Store Age

Casino to replace Macy’s at mall in State College, Pa.

A rendering of the casino planned to fill the old Macy's space at Nittany Mall in State College, Pa. Just last year, mall owner CBL made a Live! Casino the new anchor of Westmoreland Mall outside Pittsburgh. Now the home of Penn State University-State College, Pa.-looks to roll the same dice in the center of the state. Former Penn State trustee and…

Travel ・ 22 August 2021

WPSU

State Gaming Board To Hold Public Hearing In August On Proposed Casino In Centre County Nittany Mall

Members of the public will have a chance to weigh in on the casino a company wants to run in the Nittany Mall, in College Township, Centre County, during a hearing the state Gaming Control Board has scheduled for 4 p.m. Aug. 16 at the Penn Stater Conference Center. In 2017, municipalities in Pennsylvania could decide whether they wanted to allow…

Law ・ 20 August 2021

The Express

Centre commissioners question impact of proposed casino at Nittany Mall

BELLEFONTE - Earlier this week, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board held a public input hearing regarding a Category 4 mini-casino proposed for the former Macy's location at the Nittany Mall. On Tuesday, the Centre County commissioners talked about the possibility and what a casino would mean to Centre County. "It's really going to depend on when…

Law ・ 18 August 2021

State College

Gaming control board schedules public hearing for proposed casino

STATE COLLEGE - The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has scheduled a hearing to receive public input on the category 4 mini-casino planned for the former Macy's location at the Nittany Mall. The hearing will take place at 4 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 16, at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. It "will provide a forum for individuals to voice…

Law ・ 15 July 2021

Onward State

PA Gaming Board To Host Public Hearing For Proposed Nittany Mall Casino

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board will host a hearing next month to receive public input on a mini-casino that's planning to open at the Nittany Mall. The hearing, set for 4 p.m. on Monday, August 16, at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center, will let the public weigh in on the planned College Township casino. Last September, investor and…

Law ・ 14 July 2021

State College

Gaming Control Board Schedules Public Hearing for Proposed Nittany Mall Casino

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has scheduled a hearing to receive public input on the category 4 mini-casino planned for the former Macy's location at the Nittany Mall. The hearing will take place at 4 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 16, at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. It "will provide a forum for individuals to voice their support or…

Law ・ 14 July 2021

State College

Former Macy's Site at the Nittany Mall Identified as Planned Location for Mini-Casino

The former Macy's department store site at the Nittany Mall is the planned location for a proposed mini-casino in Centre County. College Township officials received this week a local impact report as required by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board that identified the location for the category 4 casino, township Manager Adam Brumbaugh said in a…

Land-based ・ 22 May 2021

Penn Bets

Centre County Mini-Casino Aims For $100 Million-Plus In Annual Revenue

Developers of the Centre County mini-casino planned at Nittany Mall are counting on more than $100 million in annual revenue from the gaming operation after investing $79.5 million upfront. Those financial figures are included in a formal application submitted March 1 to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board by SC Gaming OpCo LLC. That company is…

Finance ・ 07 May 2021

Golden Casino News

Bally’s Corporation Signs New Operating Deal for New Pennsylvania Casino

American casino operator Bally's Corporation recently announced the signing of an agreement for a new casino in Pennsylvania. The deal includes the designing, building, and operations of a gambling facility that will feature 30 gaming tables and 750 slots. The American casino operator was previously known as Twin River Worldwide Holdings…

Strategy Guide ・ 19 January 2021

Penn Live

Bally’s to open casino near Penn State’s main campus

Casinos across Pennsylvania reopened on Monday morning after a three week closure ordered by Gov. Tom Wolf due to COVID-19. But, that wasn't the only big news for Pennsylvania casinos on Monday morning. Bally's announced it will be building a $120 million mini-casino near Penn State University. The company said that it has signed a framework…

Travel ・ 19 January 2021

Gambling News

Bally’s Corp to Launch Its First Casino in Pennsylvania

Bally's Corp. and Ira Lubert will jointly open a $120-million casino in Centre County, Pennsylvania, possibly in 2022. On Monday, Bally's Corp. announced that it had signed a framework agreement to develop and open a $120-million casino in Pennsylvania. The project is a joint venture with real estate developer Ira Lubert and will be situated…

Covid ・ 19 January 2021

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