Presque Isle Downs Almost Open

MTR Gaming Group is hoping to open the Presque Isle Downs slot machine casino before the end of the month, now that certain legal hurdles have been gotten over. The company had some issues that had been holding them back from opening their slot machine parlor, and now they are back on track.

The slot machine casino has been trying to get approval from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, but was having problems getting it. First there was a position that needed to be filled on the Board, and they had to wait for that to be finalized. Now that it has been, they can move on.

Next they had a pending lawsuit against them, it was a Petition for Review of the Order. The Gaming Control Board could not issue them their official slot machine license while they had legal proceedings affecting their status. However, the PA Supreme Court granted the motion of MTR’s wholly owned subsidiary – Presque Isle Downs – for “expedited consideration and summary relief” to “quash” the petition.

Now that those are out of the way, it does not seem that there is anything left to hold back the slot machine casino, and they and the Gaming Control Board are moving forward with the issuing of the slot machine license. They can now open the slot machine casino as well as their restaurants, as construction in complete, and all of the permits for the restaurants and liquor licenses have been issued.

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