Slot Machine Licenses Approved in PA

It has been a long wait for the racetracks in Pennsylvania, but the Pennsylvania Gaming Board has finally approved their slot machine licenses. The state had voted in slot machines a couple of years ago, but they had a lot of work to do to get ready to actually bring the slots in before they could issue the conditional licenses.

With this move, the Gaming Control Board approved licenses for five racetracks – Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Wilkes-Barre, Penn National Race Course near Harrisburg, Philadelphia Park in Bensalem, The Meadows in Pittsburgh, and Harrah’s Chester Casino & Racetrack. The sixth racetrack, Presque Isle Downs, is currently under construction in Erie, and they will know whether or not they have been approved for the slots license in October.

The first slot-machine licenses in Pennsylvania have been approved by gambling regulators. The approvals mark the biggest advance toward making casino-style gambling a reality in the Keystone State, more than two years after the state legalized up to 61,000 slot machines at 14 venues statewide. The conditional licenses will stand until December, when they board will decide whether or not to issue permanent slot machine licenses to the tracks.

There will be some slot machine casinos open this year, others will wait until their renovations are done before they will be up and running. When all is said and done, there will be 61,000 slot machines in the state, and between the racetracks and the casinos - fourteen areas you can gamble.

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