Slot Machine Revenue Increases Slightly in April at Pennsylvania Casinos
Slot machine total gross revenues have been posted by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board this week, with the state’s casinos seeing a slight increase in revenues earned for the month of April. The 12 operating casinos in the state reported a combined gross slot machine revenue of $206,178,528 which is 0.23% more than what was …
Sands Bethlehem Plans $90 Million Casino Expansion
Sands Bethlehem, which is owned by Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands Corp, and the largest casino-resort in Pennsylvania, is looking to invest $90 million into its resort. The 100,000 square feet expansion will be the size of two football fields and will be located on the northern side of the casino. The expansion will allow …
Sands Casino Hit Worse by Pennsylvania’s Increased Gambling Tax
Pennsylvania state legislators found a way to help fill their budget gap going into the 2016-17 fiscal year, by increasing the taxes on casino gambling, specifically going after the table game revenue generated. The total budget that the state has going forward is at $31.6 billion and in efforts to help subsidize this large amount, …
Pennsylvania Casinos Get Option to Serve Alcohol 24 Hours a Day
The casinos in Pennsylvania just got the option to serve alcohol 24 hours a day, as the state Governor Tom Wolf signed a house bill that modernized the old liquor laws. Before this law passes, many different establishments were limited with how they could handle alcohol with strict rules, Convenience stores and gas stations couldn’t …
Pennsylvania Casinos Showing Profit, Harrah’s New Orleans Smoke Ban Difficulties
The Pennsylvania casinos had a great month in March this year, as their overall gaming revenue increased from last year during the same month. This is great news for everyone in the state, as they provide over 17,000 jobs and taxed revenue gets put to good use funding other programs that lack the budget; which …
Two Casino Licenses in Air in Pennsylvania, Pinnacle Entertainment Inks Deal
Big business may be coming back to The Meadows Racetrack and Casino located in Washington County, as the Las Vegas company Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. has just announced that they will be making a deal to take over operations of the casino. This comes as good news for not only the racetrack but for residents of …