Summit Township's Zoning Hearing Board delays decision on closing road to accommodate construction of horse track.
Erie Times
April 30, 2003
http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Site=GE&Date=20030430&Category=NEWS02&ArtNo=104300363&Ref=AR

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.com
4/26/03
Letters to the editor
http://www.post-gazette.com/forum/letters/20030426lets0426p1.asp

Philadelphia Daily News
4/25/03
Poll: Gambling Worth the Gamble
http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/news/local/5712523.htm

Post-gazette.com
4/25/03
Letters to the Editor - A Racetrack at this Site would Present a Traffic
Nightmare
http://www.post-gazette.com/forum/letters/20030425lets0425p1.asp

Bloodhorse.com
4/23/03
Slots Revenue on Table at Pennsylvania Hearings
http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=15315

Thoroughbred Times
4/23/03
Mid-Atlantic Cooperative Refuses Purchase of Churchill Signals
http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=32674&subsec

Pittsburgh Post-gazette.com
4/24/03
Poll Indicates Growing Support for Slots at Racetracks
http://www.post-gazette.com/localnews/20030424gamble6.asp

Pittsburgh Post-gazette.com
4/23/03
House, Senate Urged to Agree on Slots
Gov. Ed Rendell said yesterday that while he is committed to bringing slot
machine gambling to Pennsylvania racetracks, legislators first must hammer
out a compromise bill that will be acceptable to the House and the Senate.
http://www.post-gazette.com/localnews/20030423slots6.asp

The Patriot-News
4/23/03
Senator Backs Gaming Targets
http://www.pennlive.com/statehouse/patriotnews/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_standard.xsl?/base/news/1051090551262610.xml

Senate Republican Communications
4/22/03
Tomlinson Explains Slots Bill to Senate Panel
State Sen. Tommy Tomlinson (R-6) today outlines his plan to place slot
machines at Pennsylvania racetracks to members of the Senate Finance
Committee, the panel that must give first approval to any such proposal
before it can become law.
http://www.senaterepublicannews.com/NewsRoom/Releases/tomlinson-042203-gaming.htm

Reps. DeWeese, Veon: Poll shows Pennsylvanians want slots.
PA House
April 24, 2003
http://www.pahouse.net/pr/DeWeese/050042303.htm

The Daily Times
4/22/03
Editorial: Delco Kicked up Fuss, But What Did it Cost Us?
And so it ended - not with a bang, but with a whinny.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=7784452&BRD=1675&PAG=461&dept_id=18168&rfi=6

Thoroughbred Times
4/20/03
Council Nixes Standardbred Track Plan for Suburban Pittsburgh
Council members in Canton, Pennsylvania, denied a couple's request for
zoning permission to turn their private Standardbred track into a
pari-mutual wagering facility.
http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=32590&subsec=1

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
4/21/03
The Gambling Questions: Tax Relief Alone
The hypnotic repetition soothes the nerves. The outside chance of winning is a draw.
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/opinion/s_130072.html

The Patriot-News
4/18/03
Hollywood Casino to Star at Penn National
Talk about covering your bets.
http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_standard.xsl?/base/news/1050658571163550.xml

The Patriot-News
4/19/03
Many Residents Undecided on Casino
Horses galloped around the dirt track under a gray sky.
http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_standard.xsl?/base/news/105074471525640.xml

Burlington County Times
4/21/03
Jockeying Over Slots Money Begins
The jockeying has begun over the cash expected to flow from legalizing and
placing thousands of slot machines at the state's horse racing tracks.
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/111-04202003-76418.html

Observer-Reporter
4/17/03
Canton Denies Request for Commercial Track
A Canonsburg couple's plans to transform a private riding track into a
commercial harness racetrack licensed for pari-mutual racing were derailed
Wednesday night when the Canton Township board of supervisors denied their
request to amend the zoning ordinance.
http://www.observer-reporter.com/277497749253318.bsp

York Daily Record
4/17/03
Slots, Bingo and Laws
Want to understand the nature of regulatory law?
http://ydr.com/story/main/8460/

The Philadelphia Inquirer
4/17/03
Philadelphia Park Gets Early Nod for Slot Space
Philadelphia Park yesterday submitted its final plans for the upscale
gambling area it hopes to build if the state legislature approves slot
machines at racetracks.
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/5650196.htm

House Bill No. 7
Authorizing video gaming terminals at racetracks
April 17, 2003
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/ALL/2003/0/HB0007.HTM

Pennsy Slots Bill: Horsemen Get 25% of Gross Revenue
A Pennsylvania lawmaker April 15 introduced legislation that would give
horsemen 25% of gross revenue from racetrack slot machines.
Bloodhorse.com
April 17, 2003
http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=15191

Track Could Bring $15M in Taxes to City
The racetrack at the Navy Yard would cost between $50 million and $150 million.
Philadelphia Daily News
4/16/03
http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/news/local/5643463.htm

Race Track Group Looking to Add More Clout
The already wealthy and well-connected businessmen interested in opening a
race track and slot machine operation at the old Philadelphia Naval
Shipyard is looking to add more big-name juice to its team.
Philadelphia Daily News
4/16/03
http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/news/local/5643462.htm

Sides Line Up for Another Battle Over Slot Machines
The most ambitious plan so far to allow one-armed bandits at the state's
horse racing tracks hit the table Tuesday
The Morning Call
4/16/03
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-a1_5slotsapr16,0,6152337.story?coll=all%

Slots at State's Racetracks are a Good Bet
The odds are good that slot machines will appear at Pennsylvania
racetracks
in the near future.
The Patriot-News
4/16/03
http://www.pennlive.com/statehouse/patriotnews/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html
standard.xsl?/base/news/1050485459279690.xml

Must We Expand Tracks to Accommodate Slots?
It just seems like yesterday when Pennsylvania's race-track operators were
warning that their businesses were near collapse.
Observer-Reporter
4/15/03

http://www.observer-reporter.com/277482385513916.bsp

Riverboats Hold Key to Slots
State Democratic leaders said they would push for legalizing slot machines
at racetracks and riverboat casinos this summer to generate hundreds of
millions of dollars in new revenue for state government.
The Intelligencer
4/17/03
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/111-04162003-74533.html

Rep. Melio's Media Box
4/15/03
Melio Supports Slot Legislation
During a Capitol news conference today, state Rep. Tony Melio lent his
support to legislation that would authorize racetrack video gaming.
http://www.pahouse.net/pr/Melio/141041503.htm

Rep. Preston's Media Box
4/14/03
Preston-backed Bill Would Recognize Pennsylvania's Native Americans
State Rep. Joseph Preston, Jr., D-Allegheny, is co-sponsoring legislation
that would provide official state recognition to Native Americans whose
ancestors are indigenous to Pennsylvania.
http://www.pahouse.net/pr/Preston/024041403.htm

Plan for racetrack in Findlay gets third degree
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
April 16, 2003
http://www.post-gazette.com/neigh_west/20030416wtrack0416p1.asp

Democrats betting on slots bill
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
April 16, 2003
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/regional/s_129471.html

Philadelphia Park bets big on slots
Philadelphia Inquirer
April 14, 2003
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/5627375.htm

Real winners
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
April 13, 2003
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/opinion/s_128830.html

Speaker urges ACTION to fight gambling expansion
Lancaster New Era
April 12, 2003
http://www.lancasteronline.com/articles/1996.shtm

Horsemen pressing for bigger piece of slots pie
Phillyburbs.com
April 11, 2003
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/230-04112003-72004.html

Track betting on slots
Bucks County Courier Times
April 11, 2003
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/111-04112003-72028.html

Racing panel OKs process for licenses
Philadelphia Inquirer
April 10, 2003
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/5597840.htm

Track in Hays first step of plan; Shopping complex, restaurants proposed
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
April 10, 2003
http://www.post-gazette.com/localnews/20030410haystrackreg5p5.asp

Betters' racing plan leaps furlings ahead
Beaver County Times
April 10, 2003
http://www.timesonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=7667378&BRD=2305&PAG=461&de

Racing track developer tells Findlay his plans
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
April 10, 2003
http://www.post-gazette.com/localnews/20030410findlaytrackreg3p3.asp

McAlpine seeks Public's Support for proposed Pittsburgh area track
Thoroughbred Times
April 9, 2003
http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=32199&subsec

The meadows' parent firm says slots aren't a must for project to be realized
Observer Reporter
April 10, 2003
http://www.observer-reporter.com/285456834190616.bsp

Findlay Township racetrack would create jobs
Beaver County Times
April 10, 2003
http://www.timesonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=7667380&BRD=2305&PAG=461&de

Wheeling track attracts job seekers
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
April 10, 2003
http://www.post-gazette.com/localnews/20030410wheeltrackreg5p5.asp

Racing Giant Forms Partnership with Beaver Developer for Track/Gaming
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
April 9, 2003
http://www.post-gazette.com/neigh_city/20030409churchill0409p1.asp

Raise Funds, Not Stinks
Some thoughts on how state raises or will raise revenue six days before federal tax returns
York Daily Record
April 9, 2003
http://ydr.com/story/opinion/8150/

Editorial: Bad wager/Putting slots before the horse
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
April 8, 2003
http://www.post-gazette.com/forum/20030408edtrack0408p1.asp

Editorial: Gift Horse/slots at the track should evolve slowly
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
April 2, 2003
http://www.post-gazette.com/forum/20030402edhorse0402p1.asp

Churchill Downs partners on Pittsburgh racetrack
Pittsburgh Business Journal
April 2003
http://pittsburgh.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2003/04/07/daily27.html

Rendell Pulling for Slots in PA
Gambling Magazine
March 9, 2003
http://www.gamblingmagazine.com/managearticle.asp?c=280&a=5451

Racetrack project in store for Big Beaver?
Beaver County Times
March 21, 2003
http://www.timesonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=7435776&BRD=2305&PAG=461&dep