could add $93.4 million<\/a> to the local economy.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\nCritics assert the location is poor for a casino because the area is home to some Amish communities and that a gaming venue there could lead to increased crime. They also argue that tourists passing through the area that would typically stop in Amish areas or other rural attractions will instead be lured to the casino, potentially sapping revenue from smaller local businesses.<\/p>\n
Penn’s Established Presence in Home State<\/h2>\n
Pennsylvania-based Penn National operates casinos in the Midwest, the Northeast and the South as well as the M Resort and the Tropicana in Las Vegas. In its home state, the company runs the Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in Grantville and the Meadows Racetrack and Casino in North Strabane Township.<\/p>\n
The proposed\u00a0 Hollywood Casino will be located just 15 miles from Reading, a city of about 90,000 residents, and less than 50 miles from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s largest metropolitan area and home to nearly 1.6 million people. The property would also be just 12 miles from Penn National’s corporate headquarters in Wyomissing.<\/p>\n
The company previously floated a similar idea for a property to be located near Pennsylvania’s Lancaster and York markets. Earlier this year, Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment unveiled plans for a mini-casino to be located near the Cumberland County\/Franklin County line.<\/strong><\/p>\nPenn National’s Hollywood Casino Morgantown is expected to be home to 750 slot machines, 30 table games and a sports wagering area. The Keystone State moved quickly to embrace legalized sports betting, including daily fantasy sports. Mobile sports betting is expected to go live in Pennsylvania next month and several other brick-and-mortar casinos<\/a> are pushing to get licenses to take bets on sports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania regulators could approve Penn National Gaming Inc.’s plans for a mini-casino in Morgantown as soon as this week. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) could give the go ahead for the $111 million project at its Wednesday, June 12 meeting in Harrisburg. Penn National is expected to make a presentation at the meeting. Residents […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":106700,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,13592],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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