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Parx Casino in Shippensburg Township sets opening date in February

Parx Casino will have a ribbon-cutting at 10 a.m. Feb. 3 for its new Shippensburg Township mini-casino. Peter Shelly, partner and co-founder of Shelly Lyons Public Affairs and Communications, which is releasing information for Parx, said the casino will have a soft opening the week before, but the official opening date will be in February. The…
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Parx Casino Shippensburg to hold grand opening Feb. 3

TAKE A LOOK AROUND. THIS IS THE STATE'S NEWEST CASINO. IT'S ABOUT TO OPEN OUTSIDE OF SHIPPENSBURG, AND THE COMMUNITY HERE IS HOPING IT'S AN ETERNAL OMEGA DRIVER. VERY, VERY EXCITING. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. I THINK THAT IT'S GOING TO DO VERY WELL HERE. SHIPPENSBURG NATIVE SARA STROHM IS AMONG THE DOZENS OF LOCALS NOW WORKING AT THE PARK'S CASINO. THE…
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Pennsylvania: Parx Casino Shippensburg holds testing days ahead of February grand opening

Parx Casino is getting ready for the grand opening of its new Shippensburg location, set to take place Friday, Feb. 3 at 10 a.m. , pending Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approval. The smoke-free property, located at 250 South Conestoga Drive in Shippensburg Township, will become the state's 17th casino next month. Officials said they expected to…
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Pennsylvania: Parx Casino Shippensburg to open its doors on February 3

Cumberland County's first casino's opening is in the final countdown after Parx Casino confirmed the ceremony will take place in three weeks. The new location in Shippensburg will become Pennsylvania'sfourth Category 4 casino on February 3. According to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, Category 4 are considered "satellite casinos," and are…
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Parx Casino in Shippensburg set to open in February

SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) - The countdown for the first casino in Cumberland County is underway after Parx Casino announced it will open in three weeks. Instead of driving for miles to another casino, Shippensburg residents will have their own soon. The new Parx Casino location will be Pennsylvania's fourth "Category 4" casino in the…
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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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Take a sneak peak inside Pennsylvania’s newest casino

Pennsylvania's 17th casino, Parx Casino Shippensburg, 250 South Conestoga Drive in Shippensburg Township, is different than most of the state's gaming facilities. The centerpiece is an electronic gaming area combined with live dealers. It features elegant decor and televisions galore. And its main restaurant isn't in the casino. If you purchase a…
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Gaming Control Board Reports 7.3% Revenue Increase In October

HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) reported recently that the combined total revenue generated from all forms of gaming, along with fantasy contests, during October 2023 was $483006194, an increase of 7.28% compared to revenue generated in October 2022. Sources of gaming revenue regulated by the PGCB include slot machines,…
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October Brought Pennsylvania iGaming Another Strong Month

Pennsylvania online casinos came close last month to matching their record September revenue, helping push the state's commercial gaming industry to a 7.3% year-over-year increase in earnings in October. Monthly data released by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board showed the $154.8 million in revenue at the 20 online casinos in October trailed…
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October Brought Pennsylvania iGaming Another Strong Month
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Parx Casino Thrives as Pennsylvania's Only Smoke-Free Establishment, Outshines Conventional Competition

Nestled in the heartland of Bensalem, a stone's throw north of Philadelphia, lies Pa.r.x Casino, a trailblazer in the state's gambling landscape. This property, together with its satellite counterpart, Parx Casino Shippensburg, boasts the unique distinction of being the only fully smoke-free casinos in Pennsylvania. Unfazed by the mandate requiring…
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Pennsylvania's ICasinos Breeze To Record Revenue In September

A record month of online casino play in Pennsylvania propelled the state to $476.3 million in overall commercial gaming revenue in September, a 6.2% increase from a year earlier. The combined digital slots, table games, and poker revenue last month reached $159.5 million, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported Wednesday in its monthly…
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Pennsylvania's IGaming Strength Endures In August

A spike in online casino revenue in August boosted Pennsylvania's overall commercial gaming industry to a strong month for earnings compared to a year ago. The monthly revenue report released Tuesday by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board showed $457.2 million in total revenue from gambling in 17 casinos, casino games played online, sports…
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State Gaming Revenue Rises 9 Percent In July

HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) reported recently that the combined total revenue generated from all forms of gaming, along with fantasy contests, during July 2023 was $467043707, an increase of 8.85% compared to revenue generated in July 2022. Sources of gaming revenue regulated by the PGCB include slot machines, table…
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Pennsylvania Gaming Industry's July Saw Revenue Boosts

Pennsylvania's broad gaming industry showed healthy revenue increases in July over both the previous month and prior year, reaching a total of $467 million for all commercial operators. The July revenue from combined in-person casino gambling, iGaming, sports betting, truck stop VGTs, and fantasy sports contests was up 6% over June and 8.8% from…
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Parx Casino is bringing jobs and more to Shippensburg and the regional economy

Shippensburg's newest major employer is already having an enormous impact in Shippensburg Township and the broader community. Parx Casino Shippensburg is hiring left and right and will ultimately create up to 200 jobs - a significant number for our town. Parx paid $8.1 million for the license and invested another $80 million to remake an empty…
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Parx Casino is bringing jobs and more to Shippensburg and the regional economy
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Place your bets: New gambling hall to open in Cumberland County, PA

Parx Casino is set to open near Shippensburg in early February. The 73000-square-foot casino is at 250 S. Conestoga Drive, Shippensburg Township. Part of Shippen Towne Center, the building once housed a Lowe's home improvement store. Owned by Greenwood Racing Inc., the "mini casino" had been in development for years. Greenwood paid $8.1 million in…
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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…
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New casino planned near PSU approved for license by gaming board
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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…
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Pennsylvania regulator approves license for $127M Bally's "mini-casino" near State University
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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…
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New casino planned near Penn State approved for license by gaming board
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Parx Casino in Shippensburg Township set opening date in February

Parx Casino will have a ribbon-cutting at 10 a.m. Feb. 3 for its new Shippensburg Township mini-casino. Peter Shelly, partner and co-founder of Shelly Lyons Public Affairs and Communications, which is releasing information for Parx, said the casino will have a soft opening the week before, but the official opening date will be in February. The…
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New Shippensburg's Parx Casino is looking to fill open positions

SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) - The Shippensburg Parx Casino, which plans to open in February 2023, is still trying to fill more than two dozen new positions. The Parx Casino has many open positions that are available for any interested individuals looking for a job. Some of the available positions in the casino include: Bartending Surveillance…
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Pennsylvania Casinos Have Job Openings This Holiday Season

If you're looking to make a career change in the new year, a position at one of Pennsylvania's land-based casinos might be a good option to consider. The Pennsylvania casino industry earned $5 billion in revenue last year, which is a lot of money even for a large state like PA. And the industry continues to grow. What this means for job seekers…
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Pennsylvania Casinos Have Job Openings This Holiday Season
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Pennsylvania: Parx Casino Shippensburg pushes back opening date to February

Pennsylvania's Parx Casino Shippensburg announced Tuesday that the property will be opening its doors to the public in February 2023. The new date was publicly unveiled in a Facebook post. Originally, the 73000-square-foot casino, which broke ground in February, was set to open its doors in November 2022, but had to push back its debut amid…
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Greenwood's new casino in Pennsylvania delays opening to 2023

On Tuesday, November 29th, Pennsylvania-based Parx Casino Shippensburg, a subsidiary of Greenwood Gaming & Entertainment, reported that the casino will delay its originally planned November 2022 opening by several months, resulting in its grand opening in February 2023. The delay comes after unforseen construction delays and supply chain…
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Greenwood's new casino in Pennsylvania delays opening to 2023
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Online gaming profits soar at Hollywood Casino while live slot and table play declines

Soaring revenues from Internet-based gambling propelled the parent company of Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course to a handsome third-quarter profit, but in-person wagering on slot machines and table games at its Grantville property continued to slide. Publicly traded Penn Entertainment (PENN) reported third-quarter revenues of $1.63…
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Strong Overall Revenue Covers Up Individual Casinos' Downturn In PA

March was a great month for the Keystone State's gaming industry, as the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has touted, but just how great depends on one's perspective. Yes, the record $462.7 million generated by all forms of gaming easily represented a new benchmark, including a monthly high for what operators earned from online casinos ($118.1…
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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…
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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…
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New online casino operators expected in Pennsylvania

Each year, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board provides the public with a report regarding the gaming industry in the state. Usually, this report only consists of financial details and give insight into how each operator fared. This time around, the report discusses how more online casinos are coming to the state with up to 10 new options…
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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…
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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,…
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Decision On Nittany Mall Mini-Casino On Hold Until Mid-Autumn
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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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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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PA Retail Casinos Outperform NJ With $1.28 Billion In Q1 Revenue

Pennsylvania casinos are now tops in the nation outside of Las Vegas, and recent data proves it. Their revenues are growing rapidly, too, with no sign of slowing up. According to the American Gaming Association's Gaming Revenue Tracker, Pennsylvania ranked second in the nation for commercial gaming revenue in Q12022, totaling $1.28 billion. It was…
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Parx gets Pennsylvania's license for a new mini-casino in Shippensburg

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) voted unanimously on Wednesday to award a new license to the parent company of Parx Casino, which could open a new gaming hall by November this year. The license was granted to GW Cumberland Op. Co., (Greenwood Gaming & Entertainment, Inc, operator of Parx Casino) to construct a Category 4 casino in…
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Parx gets Pennsylvania's license for a new mini-casino in Shippensburg
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Gaming Control Board gives green-light to mini-casino in Shippensburg

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Wednesday voted unanimously to award a license to GW Cumberland Op. Co., (Greenwood Gaming & Entertainment Inc., operator of Parx Casino) to construct a Category 4 casino in Shippensburg Township, Cumberland County. The casino will be located in the former Lowe's building on South Conestoga Drive. While many…
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Gaming Control Board gives green-light to mini-casino in Shippensburg
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Pa. Gaming Control Board awards license for Shippensburg casino

HIGHER JOBLESS CLAIMS. A NEW CASINO WILL OPEN IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY. THE PENNSYLVANIA GAMING CONTL BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO AWARD A LICENSE FOR A CATEGORY 4 CASINO IN A FORMER LOW IESN THE SHIPPEN TOWN CENTER IN SHIPPENSBURG TOWNSHIP. A CATEGORY 4 SLOT MACHINE LICENSE PERMITS BETWEEN 300 AND 750 SLOT MACHINES. THE LICENSE HOLDER COULD AOLS…
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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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Pennsylvania License Given to Parx Casino Shippensburg

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has awarded Parx Casino's holding company a license to open a mini-casino in Shippensburg Township, Cumberland County. Parx expects to open the satellite gaming venue in November The PGCB issued a license to the Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment sub-brand on Wednesday. Parx expects to open the satellite…
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Parx Casino to Add New Ground to Its Pennsylvania Footprint

Parx Casino's gaming operations in Bensalem, PA, have been doing really well. The casino constantly sees a flurry of traffic and, as the COVID-19 pandemic slowly recedes, better days are still to come. The only downside to the casino is that it doesn't offer any type of on-site accommodations. That could soon change, as Parx plans on adding a hotel…
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Mini-casino approved for Shippensburg, casinos major economic driver for state

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) - The state's Gaming Control Board approved another mini-casino on Wednesday for Shippensburg. While it might feel like there are too many gambling places in Pa., the numbers suggest otherwise. Parx will get the state's fourth mini-casino. It's going to Shippensburg and could open by November. But in a world gone virtual and…
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Pennsylvania awards license for Parx mini-casino in Shippensburg

Nearly four years after it paid more than $8 million to open a mini-casino in south central Pennsylvania, the owner of Parx Casino on Wednesday was awarded a license to open a satellite casino in a shuttered Lowe's home-improvement store in Shippensburg. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Thursday approved a license for a subsidiary of…
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Pennsylvania awards license for Parx mini-casino in Shippensburg
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Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board awards license for casino in Shippensburg

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Wednesday voted unanimously to award a license to GW Cumberland Op. Co. (Greenwood Gaming & Entertainment Inc., operator of Parx Casino) to construct a category 4 casino in Shippensburg Township. The award concludes a process the board began on Feb. 22, 2018, when Greenwood secure the right to locate a casino…
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Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board awards license for casino in Shippensburg
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Mini-Casinos Appear To Be Thriving, With Three More To Come

Pennsylvania's unusual integration of mini-casinos into its broad gaming offerings showed continued promise in September in the first full month with two of the smaller venues operating. With $9 million in retail slots and table games revenue, the state's first mini-casino, Live! Pittsburgh in Westmoreland County, continued its pace toward being a…
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Mini-Casinos Appear To Be Thriving, With Three More To Come
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Hollywood Casino York GRAND OPENING in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania's gambling landscape grew a bit on Thursday after Penn National Gaming (Nasdaq: PENN) celebrated the grand opening of its $120 million Hollywood Casino York. The state's newest casino is located in Springettsbury Township at the western end of the Galleria Mall in a space formerly occupied by a Sears department store.
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‘Mini-casino’ set to open in former Sears outlet in York, Pa.

Pennsylvania's second mini-casino is set to open Thursday in York County. Leave your cash at home. The Hollywood Casino York is set to open formally at noon on Thursday after successfully undergoing testing last week, Kevin F. O'Toole, Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board executive director, told the board on Wednesday. The casino, owned by Penn…
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‘Mini-casino’ set to open in former Sears outlet in York, Pa.
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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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Proposed Shippensburg casino sparks spirited debate

SHIPPENSBURG - Opponents had their say Thursday at a public hearing for a proposed 73000-square-foot Parx casino and restaurant planned for the empty Lowe's store in Shippensburg Township. One by one, residents - mostly from neighboring municipalities - argued to Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board members that the proposed casino will, in the long…
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Proposed Shippensburg casino sparks spirited debate
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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…
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Centre County Mini-Casino Aims For $100 Million-Plus In Annual Revenue