#Shippensburg University

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…

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…

Shippensburg University will receive a state grant to educate its students on the risk of developing a gambling addiction. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board recently approved a $42532 anti-gambling grant that the university plans to use to enhance its programs, board spokesman Doug Harbach said. In January, the gaming board approved licenses…

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…