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By: Alumni, Parent, Employee, and State College resident

Alumni, Parent, Employee, and State College resident — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 19:14:35 +0000

The State College community does not want a casino in our town. Penn State University is ignoring the facts about all the negative consequences that a casino brings to a community and selling out what’s best for the students and the town to the highest bidder.

By: Tony

Tony — Sun, 11 Aug 2024 14:27:51 +0000

Centre County, Pennsylvania requires building permits. Does Bally’s know how many are required? When will the permits be requested? Most importantly, what if those required permits are delayed? Expect to see a Nittany Mall Casino groundbreaking ceremony about one year from now. That will provide plenty of time for Penn State students to learn all about random number generators as they apply to the 750 slot machines that will be installed inside the vacant former Macy’s department store in the mall. You can never bet too much on a winner!

By: Landrew

Landrew — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 19:45:19 +0000

Well Daniel, you’ve been wrong at every turn in this casino odyssey so far. So the likelihood of it happening is 100%.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 14:26:01 +0000

On July 31, Bally’s announced that construction of the Bally’s casino in State College, PA is expected to begin in the first HALF of 2025. Mark your calendars and place your bets now on the likelihood of that happening by then.

By: Devin O'Connor

Devin O'Connor — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 19:21:16 +0000

In reply to Landrew. As a PSU alum, this is spot on, Landrew! Has anyone ever received an apartment deposit back in full? :)

By: Landrew

Landrew — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 19:09:21 +0000

How dare this casino move in to State College and rip off the students! Only PSU and the apartment rental companies are allowed to do that.

By: Dottie

Dottie — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 22:47:51 +0000

Please do not let a casino come to State College. We don’t need it and the students at Penn State don’t need what it will bring. We love our community and don’t want it to be runied by a Casino. We love our town the way it is.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:01:59 +0000

If members of the mob had given Ira Lubert the money to pay for this casino license, would anyone really believe that the mob did not actually control the casino? Would the Court really still approve the license because the mob’s financial interest in the casino would not constitute ownership? The difference between who owns the casino license and who controls the casino and benefits from its operation makes no meaningful difference, except to provide a way for the Court to rationalize its desired decision in this case. The implication of this nonsensical ruling is that anyone at all can purchase a casino license and operate a casino in Pennsylvania, as long as they have enough money and they are smart enough to hire a straw buyer to obtain the license and perform the day-to-day management of the casino on their behalf.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 12:49:12 +0000

Just two really easy (softball) questions here: 1) Will Bally’s Chairman Mr. Soo Kim publicly say out loud if he will commit to Bally’s seeing this unwanted Nittany Mall casino through to completion? 2) Who will ask him that first?

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 03:59:33 +0000

Good point about the gambling thrills now sought by the Penn State college students in State College. It is “way cool” for them to brag to their friends about betting on Katie Ledecky or Simone Biles to achieve victories at the Olympics. Picture the crowded college bars with sports fans now hooked on gambling who are cheering loudly throughout the event and then doing high-fives to celebrate those wins. Do they experience that at a slot machine? No way. Do college students know of and follow perfect blackjack strategies? No way. When they hit that “6” when the dealer is also showing a “6”, expect the daggers of anger to erupt at the table. No high-fives for them — and no going back. When the casino developers won the bid to apply for a casino license in September 2020, online sports betting was only a dream in Pennsylvania. Now, it is the dream that came true and online sports betting will continue to accelerate while those 750 slot machines sit there in silence at the Bally’s Nittany Mall casino. Remember also, once the old-timers in town lose all of their discretionary spending money they will swiftly write the casino off as a lesson learned.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 03:37:07 +0000

Bally’s has already forgotten the most important detail. The residents of the bucolic college town of State College do not want a casino just four miles away from the main campus of Penn State University. Strong community opposition has been in place since August 2021 and it remains that way today. See for yourself at the SayNoCasino website. It won’t be a successful casino in Happy Valley when it fails soon after opening. Penn State college students enthusiastically bet on sports with their phones. They are not about to spend their evenings in front of a slot machine at a Bally’s casino in a former Macy’s department store. Their Penn State student peer group would roll their eyes immediately so don’t hope for them to be thrilled rolling dice either!

By: SC Resident #2

SC Resident #2 — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 21:03:27 +0000

Previous comment by SC resident says it all much better than I. Disgusting. Shameful. So many bad judgments along the way.

By: SC Resident

SC Resident — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 11:19:45 +0000

Casinos exist all over the country in various shapes and forms–gas station mini mart slot machines; local casinos with green felt tables and tech-based gaming; Las Vegas style enterprises with bars, restaurants, flashing lights, bells, whistles…Gambling is here to stay, for better or for worse, and it is now more than ever, readily available to anyone of age who cares to try their luck at making it big: online, in brick and mortar casinos, or just pushing buttons while seated on mini mart gambling stools. The mere existence of gambling as a form of entertainment or hope or temptation or addiction is an issue greater than something that we as ordinary citizens can work to mitigate or better control. However, the existence of a casino within only 4 short miles of Penn State University, in this bucolic, family-oriented community of State College, will predictably lead to more negative consequences than positive ones, regardless of the potential job opportunities for local residents and the potential major economic gain for the township. The casino will definitely serve as a new entertainment venue for PSU students, their parents, local residents…but gambling is high risk entertainment, it comes with a very high price tag. And the potential for personal financial loss and emotional fallout far outweighs the potential for corporate gain. Some of us are adamantly opposed to this type of establishment being built so close to Penn State–for the students and for our community.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 01:15:02 +0000

The struggling Nittany Mall in State College, PA is owned by the Namdar Realty Group. Search for Namdar and learn about their well-known and ongoing reputation for buying dying and struggling shopping malls. Only then should you venture over to YouTube and watch the four or five videos there about the Nittany Mall. It is certainly not a brilliant location for a brand-new Bally’s casino!

By: D.J.

D.J. — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 12:01:55 +0000

George, those real facts you could not find are available at the SayNoCasino site online. Take a look.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 11:02:22 +0000

@George — The real facts, all of them, are provided at SayNoCasino[dot]org. Be sure you scroll down through all of the real facts included there.

By: George

George — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 04:43:15 +0000

Finally some common sense has prevailed. While I do not indulge in gambling, to think this will cause all of these issues is another example of fear mongering that happens all over today. When some do not get their way, and have no real facts to support their views, they create false narratives to cause fear. The loudest voices do not always win, thankfully.

This mall has nothing happening, and has been losing businesses for some time. People could have given alternatives when the public meetings were happening, but that did not occur. Only after approval did the oppositions come forward, after the final public input meeting.

Look at the small casinos similar to this in PA and western MD, and they have no such issues. Online gambling is already here, and its potential for harm is much worse. I respect all views but be consistent, and realistic. One against this should also be against all gambling, like lotteries and keno and everything else. It is here and PA should reap the benefits and not lose out. The security in these casinos is major as well, just go visit one. And many new full time and good paying jobs will now be available to Centre County. Wanna bet how it turns out?

By: Caron

Caron — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 04:00:34 +0000

Did you ever watch anyone’s family home become a broken home? That’s a perfect example of what happens when a gambling addiction causes the death of someone’s dreams. The Bally’s casino in State College will never benefit anyone who regularly patronizes the place. It will be a shiny, noisy and glitzy distraction that allows the well-connected to get wealthier at the expense of hard-working central Pennsylvania families and individuals who will regularly lose their paychecks, Social Security payments and their gas and grocery money. That’s OK, some say the “Great Value” brand is “just as good!” It’s time to plan for the future casino chaos that Bally’s hoped we would never anticipate Nice try, Bally’s. Fortunately, we have already noticed your champagne dreams and your beer budget. We understand your tactics — so please just focus on your Bally’s Chicago casino and hope for your September 2026 ribbon-cutting ceremony there. Odds are you’ll struggle to achieve that too.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 03:37:26 +0000

The Nittany Mall Casino will bring gambling addiction to the bucolic college town of State College, PA. How can friends and family members recognize a gambling addiction? What does gambling addiction look like? How is that officially described anyway? It’s not a vague definition that varies from person to person depending on their own individual and specific circumstances. The DSM-5’s (Google it) official criteria for diagnosis are exhibiting FOUR of the following NINE criteria during the past 12-month period: 1) Need to gamble with increasing amounts to achieve the desired excitement. 2) Restless or irritable when trying to cut down or stop gambling. 3) Repeated unsuccessful efforts to control, cut back on or stop gambling. 4) Frequent thoughts about gambling such as reliving past gambling or planning future gambling. 5) Often gambling when feeling distressed. 6) After losing money gambling, often returning to get even (chasing one’s losses). 7) Lying to hide gambling activity. 8) Risking or losing a close relationship, a job, or a future school or a future job opportunity because of gambling. 9) Relying on others to help with money problems caused by gambling. That’s it. No need to guess about the official criteria anymore. No need to wonder about what to look for. Friends and family members should now know exactly what to look for. Especially after the grand-opening of the Nittany Mall Casino in Happy Valley.