Slots opponents: Plan is 'huge tax increase'
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 31, 2003
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/search/s_147404.html
Buried

Beaver County Times
July 31, 2003
http://www.timesonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=9929099&BRD=2305&PAG=461&dept_id=478566&rfi=6

Gambling with slot legislation
Erie Times-News
July 29, 2003
http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030730/OPINION01/107300280

Arena backer keeps bid on track
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 30, 2003
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/pittsburgh/s_147124.html

Representative surveys voters on issues
Harrisburg Patriot-News
July 29, 2003
http://www.pennlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news/1059471336151020.xml?pennnwest

Now that Senate has killed slots bill, the real gambling begins
Allentown Morning Call
July 28, 2003
http://www.mcall.com/news/opinion/all-editorial1jul28.story

State is losing the horse race
Allentown Morning Call
July 28, 2003
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-slhorses-jul28.story

Developer thinks Foxwoods will have a big payoff
Allentown Morning Call
July 28, 2003
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-slfoxwoods2jul28.story

Mining Hays / Council must take citizen concerns to heart
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 28, 2003
http://www.postgazette.com/forum/20030728edhay28p1.asp

Slots on slow track as Senate briefly reconvenes
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 28, 2003
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/news/s_146784.html

Slots Or Not?
Allentown Morning Call
July 27, 2003
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-slgamblingjul27.story

Dover sees little change with slots
Allentown Morning Call
July 27, 2003
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-slimpactjul27.story

Palmer racino needs triple crown to work
Allentown Morning Call
July 27, 2003
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-slfreedomjul27.story

Gambling issue gets rest as state Senate reconvenes
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 27, 2003
http://www.postgazette.com/localnews/20030727senatereg5p5.asp

To the Point: The race is on, and a modest slots program is left in the dust
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 27, 2003
http://www.postgazette.com/forum/col/20030727edcraig0727p2.asp

How to discourage our new 'taxpayers'
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 27, 2003
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/search/s_146104.html

Kill those slots
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat
July 27, 2003
http://www.tribune-democrat.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=9901267&BRD=2332&PAG=461&dept_id=484739&rfi=6

Award the license to the best racetrack
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 26, 2003
http://www.postgazette.com/forum/20030726edtrack0726p2.asp

Findlay residents support racetrack
Beaver County Times
July 25, 2003
http://www.timesonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=9900740&BRD=2305&PAG=461&dept_id=478569&rfi=8

Senate buries House's slots bill
Philadelphia Inquirer
July 25, 2003
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/6378856.htm

State lawmakers focus on Phila. track owner
Philadelphia Inquirer
July 25, 2003
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/6378913.htm

Pa. Senate 'buries' House bill for slots
Associated Press
July 25, 2003
http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/news/nation/6380514.htm

Senate move scuttles House slots measure
Harrisburg Patriot-News
July 25, 2003
http://www.pennlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news/1059125735154330.xml?pennncap

Diverse faiths united in opposition to slots
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 25, 2003
http://www.postgazette.com/localnews/20030725nodice0725p4.asp

Mining at track site gets support Hays residents protest
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 25, 2003
http://www.postgazette.com/neigh_city/20030725hearing0725p3.asp

Some say House slots bill too loose
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 25, 2003
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/news/s_146353.html

Hays mining plan brings out opposition
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 25, 2003
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/news/s_146411.html

Ex-addict warns lawmakers they could lose big on slots
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 25, 2003
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/news/s_146349.html

Senate slot stance makes expansion a crapshoot
Allentown Morning Call
July 25, 2003
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-a18_5slotsjul25.story

Slot machine bill off fast track
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 24, 2003
http://www.postgazette.com/localnews/20030724slotsr3.asp

A better bet
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 24, 2003
http://www.postgazette.com/forum/20030724eddistrict0724p2.asp

Pol urges tax probe of Phila. track owner
Philadelphia Daily News
July 24, 2003
http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/news/local/6371530.htm

Slots bill a bundle of confusion
Beaver County Times
July 24, 2003
http://www.timesonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=9893729&BRD=2305&PAG=461&dept_id=478569&rfi=6

Tatamy planners say 'whoa' to horse-racing track proposal
Easton Express-Times
July 24, 2003
http://www.pennlive.com/news/expresstimes/pa/index.ssf?/base/news-6/1059037513197890.xml

Most in Findlay back track for racing
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 24, 2003
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/search/s_146217.html

Clymer lost slots battle but won his peers' respect
Allentown Morning Call
July 24, 2003
http://www.mcall.com/features/all-a15_5clymerjul24.story

Backers tout Beaver County racetrack
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 23, 2003
http://www.postgazette.com/neigh_west/20030723racetrack0723p1.asp

Racetrack plans community returns
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 23, 2003
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/search/s_145935.html

The slots bill: Government madness
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 23, 2003
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/search/s_145798.html

Senate critics keep pressure on slots bill
Harrisburg Patriot-News
July 23, 2003
http://www.pennlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news/1058952876160700.xml?pennncap

They're off!
Harrisburg Patriot-News
July 23, 2003
http://www.pennlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1058952774160700.xml?pennpedit

Anti-racetrack group assured by Palmer that its day to speak out will come
Allentown Morning Call
July 22, 2003
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b2-3palmerjul22.story

Slots bill could be jackpot for city
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 22, 2003
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/regional/s_145707.html

State capitol is almost deserted while Pennsylvanians await budget solution
Allentown Morning Call
July 22, 2003
http://www.mcall.com/news/opinion/all-editorial1jul22,0,1433912.story?coll=all-newsopinion-hed

Regional board would distribute some slot machine revenue
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 22, 2003
http://www.post-gazette.com/localnews/20030722gamblerad0722p3.asp

House slots bill faces uncertain future
Lancaster Intelligencer Journal
Jul 21, 2003
http://www.lancasteronline.com/articles/3158.shtm

Don't bet on House vote
Lancaster Sunday News
Jul 20, 2003
http://www.lancasteronline.com/articles/3156.shtm

Chester racetrack is seen as chance for a comeback
Philadelphia Inquirer
July 21, 2003
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/6347636.htm

Slots industry will hit jackpot, but public is getting hosed
Philadelphia Daily News
July 21, 2003
http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/news/columnists/6348673.htm

Slots, taxes are still on the table in Harrisburg
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 21, 2003
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/search/s_145599.html

Architect to be named
Beaver County Times
July 20, 2003
http://www.timesonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=9873296&BRD=2305&PAG=461&dept_id=478569&rfi=8

Slot machine bill OK'd by House called 'dead on arrival' in Senate
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 20, 2003
http://www.postgazette.com/localnews/20030720slots0720p1.asp

Parlor tricks
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 20, 2003
http://www.postgazette.com/columnists/20030720roddy0720p1.asp

House OKs slots, not preschool
Philadelphia Inquirer
July 20, 2003
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/6343701.htm

Slots' odds progress as House gives OK
Harrisburg Patriot-News
July 20, 2003
http://www.pennlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news/105869397618480.xml?pennncap

Senate slots OK no sure bet
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 20, 2003
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/search/s_145516.html

DeWeese champions an opening for slots at Nemacolin
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 20, 2003
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/search/s_145547.html

Slope is already slippery in slots trend
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 20, 2003
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/search/s_144941.html

Tax relief, slots pass state House
Allentown Morning Call
July 20, 2003
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-a1_5budgetjul20.story

Tax relief closer as House OKs gambling
Associated Press
July 20, 2003
http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/6342007.htm

Some thoughts on slots
Wilkes-Barre Times Leader
July 20, 2003
http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/local/6324372.htm

State House OKs slot machine casinos
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 19, 2003
http://www.postgazette.com/localnews/20030719slotsareg2p2.asp

Gambling legislation has distinct citrus odor
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 19, 2003
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/search/s_145453.html

Odds with addiction?
Wilkes-Barre Times Leader
July 19, 2003
http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/6337024.htm

A short fuse on mining
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 17, 2003
http://www.postgazette.com/neigh_south/20030717blast0717p3.asp

House pushes toward vote on 11 casinos
Harrisburg Patriot-News
July 18, 2003
http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_standard.xsl?/base/news/1058520787189780.xml


Slots vote delayed by House
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 18, 2003
http://www.postgazette.com/localnews/20030718taxreformr2.asp

Proposed Erie racetrack wins license
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 18, 2003
http://www.postgazette.com/localnews/20030718erietrackreg5p5.asp

State House putting final markers on gambling bill
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 18, 2003
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/news/s_145276.html

Downs gets racing license
Erie Times-News
July 18, 2003
http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2003107180346

Irked by Ed's cuts, House Dems refuse to vote for slots
Philadelphia Daily News
July 18, 2003
http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/news/local/6330019.htm

Rendell's talks fail to bring deal on slots, budget
Philadelphia Inquirer
July 18, 2003
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/6328488.htm

Tax relief plan temporarily on ice
Allentown Morning Call
July 18, 2003
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-a1_5budgetjul18.story

In for a dime
Uniontown Herald-Standard
July 18, 2003
http://www.heraldstandard.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=9859929&BRD=2280&PAG=461&dept_id=468517&rfi=6

House vote on slot machine gambling delayed
Associated Press
July 17, 2003
http://www.pennlive.com/newsflash/statehouse/index.ssf?/newsflash/get_story.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?d0054_BC_PA-XGR--GamblingExpan&&news&paxgr

Senate support lacking for House slots deal
Associated Press
July 17, 2003
http://www.pennlive.com/newsflash/statehouse/index.ssf?/newsflash/get_story.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?d0055_BC_PA-XGR--GamblingExpan&&news&paxgr

House considers gambling-expansion bill
Harrisburg Patriot-News
July 17, 2003
http://www.pennlive.com/statehouse/patriotnews/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_standard.xsl?/base/news/1058434254309251.xml

House ready to vote on slots
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 17, 2003
http://www.postgazette.com/localnews/20030717slotsr2.asp

House to vote on tax cuts, gambling
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 17, 20003
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/news/s_145069.html

Fumo threatens effort to OK slots
Philadelphia Inquirer
July 17, 2003
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/6319254.htm

Slot bill runs into couple of snags
Philadelphia Daily News
July 17, 2003
http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/news/local/6321000.htm

Slots appear a mixed blessing
Wilkes-Barre Times Leader
July 17, 2003
http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/6321840.htm

Slots plan losing legislative support
Allentown Morning Call
July 17, 2003
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-a1_5slotsjul17.story

Erie on verge of track license
Erie Times-News
July 17, 2003
http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2003107170386

Baldwin Borough residents worry about blasting effects
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 17, 2003
http://www.post-gazette.com/neigh_south/20030717blast0717p3.asp

Earll doesn't like House's expanded gambling proposal
Erie Times-News
July 17, 2003
http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030717/NEWS02/107170378

GOP rumblings could bode ill for local slots
Philadelphia Daily News
July 16, 2003
http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/news/local/6313142.htm

Greed - not courage - is driving gaming expansion plan
Philadelphia Daily News
July 16, 2003
http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/news/columnists/6313143.htm

Vote in House on slot machines could be today
Allentown Morning Call
July 16, 2003
http://www.mcall.com/features/all-a13_pabudjul16.story

School reform based on slot machines is questionable
Allentown Morning Call
July 16, 2003
http://www.mcall.com/news/opinion/anotherview/all-puerta7-16jul16.story

Huge expansion of gaming licenses nears House vote
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 16, 2003
http://www.postgazette.com/localnews/20030716racetracksr1.asp

Foes say risks far outweigh fruits of new slot machines
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 16, 2003
http://www.postgazette.com/localnews/20030716slotsr4.asp

Dubious bet / Expanding gambling's reach seems unwise
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 16, 2003
http://www.postgazette.com/forum/20030716edslots0716p2.asp

City slots proposal greeted warily
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 16, 2003
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/news/s_144831.html

Pittsburgh's gamble
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 16, 2003
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/search/s_144709.html

Pennsylvania Commission Gets Two New Members
The Blood-Horse
July 14, 2003
http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=16941

Perzel, Rendell want to expand legal gambling bill
Harrisburg Patriot-News
July 15, 2003
http://www.pennlive.com/statehouse/patriotnews/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_standard.xsl?/base/news/1058261669122370.xml

Pittsburgh slots parlor rolled out
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 15, 2003
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/regional/s_144660.html

State officials call slots a good bet for city
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 15, 2003
http://www.post-gazette.com/neigh_city/20030715slotsc1.asp

Gambling on greed
Uniontown Herald-Standard
July 14, 2003
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=9792455&BRD=2280&PAG=461&dept_id=468517&rfi=6

Experts say gambling problems on the rise among American youths
Beaver County Times
July 14, 2003
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=2305&dept_id=478663&newsid=9784967&PAG=461&rfi=9

New racing panel pair face 10 bids for licenses
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 13, 2003
http://www.post-gazette.com/localnews/20030713racing0713p5.asp

Tracking horse racing licenses
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 13, 2003
http://www.post-gazette.com/localnews/20030713racingside0713p6.asp

Slots action could widen
Harrisburg Patriot-News
July 13, 2003
http://www.pennlive.com/statehouse/patriotnews/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_standard.xsl?/base/news/1058089022229670.xml

Lure of slots
Erie Times-News
July 13, 2003
http://goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030713/FRONTPAGE/107130344

Proposal to refund fee for slots license criticized
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 12, 2003
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/regional/s_144254.html

State tax compromise gains momentum
Associated Press
July 10, 2003
http://www.observer-reporter.com/278243386821598.bsp

Gambling
Harrisburg Patriot-News
July 9, 2003
http://www.pennlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/opinion/105774324992200.xml?pennpedit

Off-track slots parlors still on table
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 9, 2003
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/pittsburgh/s_143703.html

The state slots: Irrepressible logic
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 9, 2003
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/opinion/s_143657.html

Presque Isle Downs' license still in limbo
Erie Times-News
July 9, 2003

http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artikkel?SearchID=73140536642164&Avis=GE&Dato=20030709&Kategori=NEWS02&Lopenr=107090368&Ref=AR

House wants $1 billion from tracks
Harrisburg Patriot-News
July 8, 2003
http://www.pennlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news/1057657162275510.xml?pennncap

Pennsylvanians have good reason to welcome slot machines
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 8, 2003
http://www.postgazette.com/forum/letters/20030708lets0708p1.asp

Gambling foes seek to sink slots bill with amendments
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 7, 2003
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/regional/s_143428.html

A lot riding on slots
Harrisburg Patriot-News
July 6, 2003
http://www.pennlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news/105748398067310.xml?pennnews

Can savvy Arneault work his magic on plan to finance Penguins' arena?
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 6, 2003
http://www.postgazette.com/penguins/20030706arneaultpens2p2.asp

Gambling? Deal with it!
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 6, 2003
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/search/s_143292.html

Roddey weighs in on proposed racetrack
Valley News Dispatch
July 6, 2003
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/search/s_143398.html

West Virginia's Mountaineer Resort reinvigorates community
Valley News Dispatch
July 6, 2003
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/search/s_143397.html

Day at Mountaineer Resort offers excitement
Valley News Dispatch
July 6, 2003
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/search/s_143399.html

MTR ranks amoung the country's 100 fastest-growing companies
Valley News Dispatch
July 6, 2003
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/search/s_143400.html

Candidates weigh in on Summit track, slots
Erie Times-News
July 6, 2003
http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2003107060309

For some people, horses can be a lot of bad luck
Allentown Morning Call
July 6, 2003
http://www.mcall.com/news/columnists/all-5horses-ajul06.story



Assessing slots legislation
Wilkes-Barre Times Leader
July 6, 2003
http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/local/6219747.htm

Veon says eight is not enough
News release
July 3, 2003
http://www.pahouse.com/pr/Veon/014070303.htm

Horses to run by 2005, developer says
Easton Express-Times
July 3, 2003
http://www.pennlive.com/news/expresstimes/pa/index.ssf?/base/news-6/1057223135303960.xml

Group touts impact of track and slots
Philadelphia Inquirer
July 3, 2003
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/business/6222984.htm

In Pittsburgh, hockey bets on slots
Philadelphia Inquirer
June 30, 2003
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/local/6200288.htm

Firm requests zoning change in Big Beaver to construct track
Beaver County Times
June 29, 2003
http://www.timesonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=8872421&BRD=2305&PAG=461&dept_id=478569&rfi=8


The painless tax windfall fantasy
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
June 29, 2003
http://www.postgazette.com/forum/comm/20030629edgeer29p1.asp

It's no game
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
June 28, 2003
http://www.postgazette.com/forum/20030628edslots0628p1.asp

Gaming law is pro-Fumo, anti-Manny
Philadelphia Daily News
June 27, 2003
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/columnists/6182020.htm

Slots debate wends way through Legislature
Harrisburg Patriot-News
June 27, 2003
http://www.pennlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news/1056706337106820.xml?pennncap

State Senate OKs slot machines
Pittsburgh Post-Gzette
June 26, 2003
http://www.postgazette.com/localnews/20030626gambler2.asp

Senate votes in favor of slots
Harrisburg Patriot-News
June 26, 2003
http://www.pennlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news/105661989652560.xml?pennnews

Challenge's end clears gate for Senate slot vote
Harrisburg Patriot-News
June 26, 2003
http://www.pennlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news/105662023652560.xml?pennnews

East Hanover seeks revision of casino plan
Harrisburg Patriot-News
June 26, 2003
http://www.pennlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news/105662028652560.xml?pennnews

Senate's bet: 20-hour slots, $50 million fee
Harrisburg Patriot-News
June 25, 2003
http://www.pennlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news/105653386079240.xml?pennncap