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February 17th, 2012

While Pennsylvania slot machines give back just 90 percent of the money bet, the state lottery returns only 61 percent. Put another way, slot players face a house edge of about 10 percent; for lottery players, it's 39 percent almost four times higher.

February 13th, 2012

An Associated Press reported highlighted the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported that in 2011, gambling revenues in the Keystone State rose 22 percent to more than $3 billion. With numbers like that, it is hard to imagine a municipality or locality not wanting a gaming establish built to attract jobs and other ancillary business. But state Rep. Paul Clymer, R-Bucks, wants a 10-mile buffer ...

February 15th, 2012

In the news release, Cash 5 Ticket Worth $225,000 Sold in Dauphin County, issued 15-Feb-2012 by Pennsylvania Lottery over PR Newswire, we are advised by the organization that the first paragraph, first sentence, should read "One jackpot-winning Cash 5 ticket worth $225,000 from the Feb. 14 drawing was sold at Gas USA, 4660 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg, Dauphin County," rather than "One jackpot ...

February 17th, 2012

Supporter of Republican presidential candidate former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, Foster Friess, during a meet and greet campaign stop at Pizza Ranch, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, in Altoona, Iowa.

February 16th, 2012

The Bethlehem gambling site in January eclipsed Parx as the state's leader in table-games revenue.

February 15th, 2012

BE IT RESOLVED: Whereas, members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, a bloated, overperked crowd indeed, apparently do not read or even seem to be aware of items they unanimously adopt, there shall henceforth be an outright ban on silly, meaningless resolutions.

February 17th, 2012

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Sands Casino Resort - which in January eclipsed Parx as the leader in table-game revenue for the fourth time since July 2010's start of blackjack and poker in the state - marked the grand opening Thursday of the latest arrivals to its new shopping mall.

February 16th, 2012

Pennsylvania experienced a sharp jump in foreclosure filings in January, almost 24 percent higher than the same month in 2011, according to a report to be released Thursday by RealtyTrac, which tracks such data nationwide.

February 16th, 2012

HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fifteen Pennsylvania residents pleaded guilty to welfare fraud and/or were sentenced for their crimes during January, including 11 current and former Mercer County residents who schemed to fraudulently claim more than $750,000 in benefits, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced today.

February 16th, 2012

Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III said Thursday that he wants to see a billion-dollar casino on the banks of the Potomac River, arguing that a “high-end” gaming destination at National Harbor would be a catalyst for economic development and generate much-needed tax revenue. Read full article >>