The former lieutenant governor under Governor Robert P. Casey is taking his name off of the application that would allow his company to act as a slot machine middleman in Pennsylvania.  Mark Singel, a lobbyist and consultant with The Winter Group, removed his name after former Allegheny County Chief Executive Jim Roddey forfeited his slot machine license. Citing similar reasons, Mr. Singel sent a letter to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board in which he said: “Despite all efforts to comply with the spirit and the letter of the legislation, unfortunately, most of the media coverage of suppliers continues to suggest that any individual in the process with any political pedigree is unsuitable. The media has chosen to make me and other former elected officials the issue, rather than focus on the true role of (slot machine) suppliers as envisioned by the Legislature." 

Mr. Singel’s group is called Revenco Gaming, and although they have as of yet to receive their license, Singel’s name will no longer appear on the slot machine application. The company will still attempt to get a license, but because of the way the government has been handling the slot machine applications, they are not hopeful that they will be approved any time soon. 

Mr. Singel stated, “"Five full months later, after a stream of interviews, questions, additions, and other actions by the board staff, the board has failed to act on [our application]. The piecemeal awarding of licenses has already caused a huge competitive disadvantage to this company." The company has yet to line up a deal with a slot machine company to distribute the slots.

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