Monday, October 31, 2005

Nine Philadelphia sites recommended for standalone slots casinos
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Oct. 31, 2005
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05304/598044.stm

Casino licenses contested among towns outside Pittsburgh, Philadelphia
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Oct. 31, 2005
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05304/598046.stm

Voting reforms might clash with Act 72 proposals
Washington (Pa.) Observer-Reporter (Associated Press)
Oct. 31, 2005
http://www.observer-reporter.com/293632406492414.bsp

Editorial: 'The fix'
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Oct. 30, 2005
http://pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/opinion/archive/s_388874.html

Gambling help for stumbling ponies?
Gambling Magazine
Oct. 29, 2005
http://www.gamblingmagazine.com/ManageArticle.asp?C=280&A=15638

Murphy requests budget compensation
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Oct. 29, 2005
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/news/s_388973.html

Murphy pleads for millions from state
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Oct. 29, 2005
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05302/597158.stm

A Pennsylvania slots update
Philadelphia Daily News (Associated Press)
Oct. 28, 2005
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/13024213.htm

Report: Phila. casinos would add up to 12,000 jobs
Philadelphia Business Journal
Oct. 28, 2005
http://philadelphia.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2005/10/24/daily40.html

Track to add 1,500 slots
Hagerstown Herald-Mail, Hagerstown, MD
Oct. 27, 2005
http://www.herald-mail.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=123038&format=html
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Friday, October 28, 2005

Racetrack owner pushes back opening of casino
Harrisburg Patriot-News
Oct. 28, 2005
http://www.pennlive.com/business/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/business/113049124821010.xml&coll=1

Council hopefuls weigh in on slots
Allentown Morning Call
Oct. 28, 2005
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b1_4counciloct28,0,6844582.story?coll=all-newslocal-hed

City council candidates debate gambling, debt
Easton Express-Times
Oct. 28, 2005
http://www.pennlive.com/news/expresstimes/pa/index.ssf?/base/news-2/1130490803299760.xml&coll=2

Casino sale boosts Penn National's profit
Philadelphia Inquirer
Oct. 28, 2005
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/business/13016186.htm

2 slots parlor sites not recommended
Philadelphia Inquirer
Oct. 28, 2005
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/states/pennsylvania/13016149.htm

Slots licenses a long way off
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Oct. 28, 2005
http://pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/trib/pittsburgh/s_388578.html

Mayor says 'fix' is on
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Oct. 28, 2005
http://pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/trib/pittsburgh/s_388634.html

Mayor Murphy: Issue Of Slot Licenses May Be Corrupt
WTAE-TV, Pittsburgh, PA
Oct. 27, 2005
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/5191634/detail.html
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Thursday, October 27, 2005

More slots may keep W.Va. track ahead of competition
Scranton Times-Tribune (Associated Press)
Oct. 27, 2005
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15457594&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=415891&rfi=6

City unveils slot site plan
Oct. 27, 2005
Philadelphia Daily News
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/breaking_news/13007579.htm

No Slots at Penns Landing
Oct. 27, 2005
WPVI-TV ABC, Philadelphia
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=local&id=3577905

City produces a royal flush of a casino plan
Oct. 27, 2005
Philadelphia Daily News
http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/news/opinion/13007592.htm

Panel selects six sites for slots
Philadelphia Inquirer
Oct. 27, 2005
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/13007753.htm

Cranking up slots, bingo pay-outs
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat
Oct. 26, 2005
http://www.tribune-democrat.com/editorials/local_story_299111326.html?keyword=topstory
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Tuesday, October 25, 2005

Public getting a voice on slots
Easton Express-Times
Oct. 25, 2005
http://www.pennlive.com/news/expresstimes/pa/index.ssf?/base/news-2/113023119319610.xml&coll=2

Toss taxes overboard? Pa. property owners rally for tax reform
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Oct. 25, 2005
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05298/594415.stm

Legislature weighs plenty of changes to slots law
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Oct. 25, 2005
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05298/594403.stm

Impasse over number of suppliers could delay slots cash and relief Eliminate rule that splits board
Scranton Times-Tribune
Oct. 25, 2005
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15441304&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=418218&rfi=6
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Monday, October 24, 2005

Pennsylvania's Slots Stalled
Gambling Magazine
Oct. 24, 2005
http://www.gamblingmagazine.com/ManageArticle.asp?C=280&A=15533

Progressives take page from opponents
Beaver County Times
Oct. 24, 2005
http://www.timesonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15440641&BRD=2305&PAG=461&dept_id=478569&rfi=6

Venetian gamble paid off
Allentown Morning Call
Oct. 23, 2005
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-a1_4venetianoct23,0,1318900.story?coll=all-newslocal-hed

Gambling revenue: Waiting for the windfall
Beaver County Times
Oct. 23, 2005
http://www.timesonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15435560&BRD=2305&PAG=461&dept_id=478569&rfi=8

Bill boosts bingo bucks
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat
Oct. 23, 2005
http://www.tribune-democrat.com/local/local_story_296232508.html

Developer takes gamble on Pocono Manor
Scranton Times-Tribune
Oct. 23, 2005
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15437867&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=416046&rfi=6

Trumping a Supreme mistake
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Oct. 22, 2005
http://pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/opinion/columnists/steigerwald/s_386550.html

Get off the dime, Rendell tells gaming board
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Oct. 22, 2005
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05295/593063.stm

Bumpy road for Penssy slots Getting shorter
Philadelphia Inquirer (Associated Press)
Oct. 22, 2005
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/12971972.htm
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Friday, October 21, 2005

Supplier issue splits gambling board
Philadelphia Inquirer (Associated Press)
Oct. 21, 2005
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/12954165.htm

Supplier dispute stalls slots licensing
Harrisburg Patriot-News
Oct. 21, 2005
http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1129900801203270.xml&coll=1

Board fails to mend its rift over slot-machine distributors
Philadelphia Inquirer
Oct. 21, 2005
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/states/pennsylvania/counties/chester_county/12960594.htm

Tougher gambling ethics considered
Beaver County Times
Oct. 21, 2005
http://www.timesonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15426672&BRD=2305&PAG=461&dept_id=478569&rfi=6

Slots still stuck on middlemen
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Oct. 21, 2005
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05294/592503.stm

More slots problems: Pick a card
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Oct. 21, 2005
http://pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/opinion/archive/s_386173.html

Legislature Should Get Serious About Fixing Gaming Board Ethics Code
Poker Magazine
Oct. 21, 2005
http://pokermag.com/managearticle.asp?C=310&A=10598
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Thursday, October 20, 2005

Legislature should get serious about fixing Gaming Board ethics code
Allentown Morning Call
Oct. 20, 2005
http://www.mcall.com/news/opinion/all-editorial2oct20,0,1821399.story?coll=all-newsopinion-hed

Plan To Create Slots Jobs Risky
Gambling Magazine
Oct. 20, 2005
http://www.gamblingmagazine.com/managearticle.asp?C=300&A=15495
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Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Slots law has a loophole big enough to drive $330,000 through
Allentown Morning Call
Oct. 19, 2005

Lawmakers writing stronger ethics code for gambling board
Associated Press
Oct. 19, 2005

Fool's gold
Beaver County Times
Oct. 19, 2005
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Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Steel's future pleases public
Easton Express-Times
Oct. 18, 2005

Slots officials see no conflict in fund-raising
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Oct. 18, 2005
Allentown Morning Call
Oct. 18, 2005
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b1_4steeloct18,0,7845930.story

Candidate says Bethlehem should get half of slots fees
Allentown Morning Call
Oct. 18, 2005
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Monday, October 17, 2005

Pa. slot parlor hopefuls pour cash into PACs, candidate funds
Associated Press
Oct. 17, 2005
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05290/589944.stm

Details of political contributions by slots hopefuls
Associated Press
Oct. 17, 2005
http://www.pennlive.com/newsflash/pa/index.ssf?/base/news-31/1129476541290061.xml&storylist=penn

Property tax reform difficult
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Oct. 17, 2005
http://pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/trib/newssummary/s_384905.html

Plan to create slots jobs risky
Allentown Morning Call
Oct. 17, 2005
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-slots_sourceoct17,0,3389737.story?coll=all-newslocal-hed

Code of ethics still needs work
Philadelphia Inquirer
Oct. 17, 2005
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/editorial/12920704.htm

Property-tax plan: Levy on toilet paper
Philadelphia Inquirer
Oct. 17, 2005
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/12920712.htm

Slots gambling hits a bump in the road
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Oct. 16, 2005
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05289/588892.stm

Crossing the line
Baltimore Business Journal
Oct. 16, 2005
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9725252/

Hurry on slots deals slammed
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Oct. 15, 2005
http://pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/trib/regional/s_384366.html
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Friday, October 14, 2005

Meeting held on Palmer horse track
Allentown Morning Call
Oct. 14, 2005
Gambling Magazine
Oct. 14, 2005
http://www.gamblingmagazine.com/managearticle.asp?C=280&A=15453

City slots panel wants environmentally friendly casinos
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Oct. 14, 2005
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Oct. 14, 2005
Harrisburg Patriot-News
Oct. 13, 2005
Main Line Life
Oct. 13, 2005
Easton Express-Times
Oct. 13, 2005
Pittsburgh Trobuine-Review
Oct. 13, 2005
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005

Residents urge state to rein in Palmer Twp. horse track plans
Allentown Morning Call
Oct. 12, 2005

Best time for those who spoke? Never
Easton Express-Times
Oct. 12, 2005

In Real Quiet, Pa. barn has a real stud
Philadelphia Daily News
Oct. 12, 2005

Kauffman resigns directorship
Harnesslink.com
Oct. 12, 2005

Gaming board sets up flawed ethics policy
Chambersburg Public Opinion
Oct. 12, 2005

Press Club of Western Pennsylvania presents: What Will Slots Mean To Our Region
PRNewswire
Oct. 11, 2005

Tax plan would shift cost of special education to state
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Oct. 12, 2005

Panel to review 'back-end referendums'
York Daily Record
Oct. 12, 2005

Gaming board's ethics code criticized
Associated Press
Oct. 11, 2005

Board rift puts slots licensing off track
Harrisburg Patriot-News
Oct. 11, 2005

State Gaming Board needs ethics code with strict penalties
Allentown Morning Call
Oct. 11, 2005

GTECH attorney tied to Rendell
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Oct. 11, 2005
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Monday, October 10, 2005

Gaming Control Board impasse delays slots licenses, raises questions
Allentown Morning Call
Oct. 10, 2005

2nd meeting set to gather comments on casino
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Oct. 10, 2005

PROPERTY TAXES
Harrisburg Patriot-News
Oct. 9, 2005

Horse racing: Evening at races could be an option
Annapolis Capital
Oct. 9, 2005
Williamsport Sun-Gazette
Oct. 9, 2005
http://www.sungazette.com/articles.asp?articleID=18233

Don't hold your breath waiting for tax relief from the legislature
Towanda Review
Oct. 8, 2005
Allentown Morning Call
Oct. 8, 2005

Gaming board proposes ethics policy
Philadelphia Inquirer
Oct. 7, 2005
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Friday, October 07, 2005

Slots ethics policy bans private talks
York Daily Record
Oct. 7, 2005
http://ydr.com/story/main/88798/

Use common sense to set limits on Pa. gaming talks
Centre Daily Times
Oct. 7, 2005

First licenses for slots parlors getting further away
Associated Press

Rendell administration seeks property tax relief
PRNewswire
Oct. 6, 2005

Casino sought on the Delaware in Phila.
Philadelphia Business Journal
Oct. 6, 2005

Where, o where, will our slots parlor go?
Philadelphia Daily News
Oct. 6, 2005
http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/news/local/12829717.htm

Labor secretary says tax relief a priority for fall
Allentown Morning Call
Oct. 6, 2005

Despite racing’s uncertain future, horse sales ‘roar’
Maryland Business Gazette
Oct. 6, 2005

Maryland Racing Commission delays vote on racing schedule
Thoroughbred Times
Oct. 6, 2005
Washington Post
Oct. 6, 2005

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Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Public comment meeting slated to discuss proposed race track
Norwin Star
Oct. 5, 2005

Presque Isle Downs Construction Has Begun
PRNewswire
Oct. 5, 2005

Md. Commission Will Look Again At Magna Proposal
Washington Post
Oct. 5, 2005

Acting education secretary touts Rendell's property tax plan
PRNewswire
Oct. 5, 2005
York Daily Record
Oct. 5, 2005
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Tuesday, October 04, 2005

Slots licenses may be delayed by board dispute over suppliers
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Oct. 4, 2005
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05277/582174.stm

Input wanted on stand-alone parlors
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Oct. 4, 2005
http://pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/trib/pittsburgh/s_380534.html

Penn National nets 3 casinos in Argosy Gaming deal
Harrisburg Patriot-News
Oct. 4, 2005
http://www.pennlive.com/business/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/business/1128417842161641.xml&coll=1

Trump Resorts scores lease in Philly
Newark Star-Ledger
Oct. 4, 2005
http://www.nj.com/business/ledger/index.ssf?/base/business-1/112840143156290.xml&coll=1

Trump to lease 18 acres in Phila.
Cherry Hill Courier-Post
Oct. 4, 2005
http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051004/BUSINESS/510040332/1003

Trump, Croce eye slots for Budd Co. property
Philadelphia Daily News
Oct. 4, 2005
http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/news/local/12811706.htm

Trump leasing Budd property
Philadelphia Inquirer
Oct. 4, 2005
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/business/12811587.htm

Trump bets on Pa. slots casino site
Bloomberg News
Oct. 4, 2005
http://www.nynewsday.com/business/ny-bztrum4453963oct04,0,5026649.story?coll=nyc-business-headlines

Off-track betting's post time: Summer
Philadelphia Inquirer
Oct. 4, 2005
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/12802343.htm

Slots application deadline pushed to Dec. 28
Pittsburgh Business Times
Oct. 3, 2005
http://pittsburgh.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2005/10/03/daily10.html
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Monday, October 03, 2005

Checking out GTECH
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Oct. 3, 2005

Legislature's special session on taxes needs to widen its horizons
Allentown Morning Call

State gaming board ruling may bar Harrah's
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Oct. 2, 2005

Pay-jacking appeasement: Arrogance personified
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Oct. 2, 2005
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