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North Carolina folds when it comes to gambling expansion, at least for now

A proposal to expand legal gambling in North Carolina got dropped from the state budget in last-minute negotiations. WFAE's Tommy Tomlinson, in his "On My Mind" commentary, says it might just delay the inevitable. There's an old joke I won't tell here because one, this is public radio and we have standards, and two, most of y'all have heard it…

Law ・ 25 September 2023

Khel Now

How TAB NZ Is Opposing Online Gambling Operations?

Gambling in New Zealand is much loved, and it is widely confirmed by a huge section of 80% of the population participating in daily gambling activities. Currently, gambling jurisdictions in New Zealand are maintained and controlled by the Department of Internal Affairs. For the past two years, the online gambling industry in New Zealand has been…

Industry ・ 05 May 2023

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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:…

Law ・ 27 February 2023

The Morning Call

Top gaming regulators in Pa. met with casino lobbyists before coming out against a big 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…

Law ・ 23 February 2023

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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…

Law ・ 21 February 2023

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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…

Law ・ 20 February 2023

The Sun

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A BRIT could become instantly richer than Louis Tomlinson if they scoop the EuroMillions jackpot tonight which stands at a cool £47million. The One Direction star, 31, is estimated to have amassed a fortune of £44m, according to The Sunday Times Rich List. Tomlinson's wealth is largely down to being part of the world famous boyband as well as a…

Lottery ・ 01 February 2023

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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…

Industry ・ 21 December 2022

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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…

Industry ・ 16 December 2022

Tioga Publishing

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…

Law ・ 26 November 2022

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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…

Law ・ 13 April 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

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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,…

Covid ・ 12 April 2022

WHYY

Pa. lawmaker worked with casino lobbyists to author gambling bill

Emails to and from the legislature are normally shielded from public scrutiny, as lawmakers exempted themselves from having to reveal electronic communications when they revamped the state's public records law in the 2000s. Emails between Tomlinson's office and Parx Casino's lobbyists were unearthed as part of a little-publicized federal lawsuit by…

Law ・ 11 April 2022

WITF

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 27

Slot-like games found all over Pennsylvania may soon be legal, but do they do more harm or good?

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) - Those slot machine-like games that have popped up in bars, restaurants, and convenience stores may soon be legal. Pa. skills games have operated in legal limbo for years. But on Wednesday, abc 27 has learned Senator Gene Yaw of Williamsport will introduce a bill to legalize and tax them. On Tuesday, the company behind the…

Politics ・ 11 November 2021

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BetMGM Online Casino Awarded a Big Slot Jackpot to a PA Man

Well, that's one way to pay for college. A PA online casino player in Albion, PA near Erie won a $232479 jackpot on the Win Genie slot at BetMGM online casino in September. The player, Jason Hancharik, becomes the latest winner to be handsomely rewarded by BetMGM's online offerings. "Because of BetMGM, now I am putting my kids through college,"…

Winnings ・ 23 September 2021