Among the leading candidates for the mini-casinos are York, Lancaster, Gettysburg, Johnstown, Altoona, Williamsport, Reading, and State College, home to Penn State University. While some mayors have said they need more time to review the 970-page bill, others have been quick to respond in opposition.<\/strong><\/p>\nLancaster Mayor Rick Gray (D) told the Associated Press <\/i>he’ll recommend to the City Council that they pass a resolution to keep Amish country free of gambling.<\/p>\n
“I’m a strong believer that if you want revenue, you should raise taxes,” Gray stated. “You shouldn’t really impose a regressive fee on the hopes of poor people.”<\/p>\n
Williamsport Mayor Gabriel Campana (R) differed in that he’d rather see new forms of revenue than more tax increases. However, he opined that gambling might not be the best solution, saying the industry brings pros and cons to a community.<\/p>\n
Penn Ultimate Decision in Progress<\/h2>\n
Though the General Assembly is ready to expand gambling to small towns and rural areas across the Commonwealth, there seems to be a decent chance that not all of the 10 satellites will be built. In addition to cities showing little enthusiasm upon first consideration, the casinos themselves that are permitted to bid on the sites might not be too motivated to creating new competition.<\/p>\n
Most vocal has been Penn National Gaming, the state’s first operator, which owns the Hollywood Casino near the state capital of Harrisburg. Company spokesman Eric Schippers said Penn is “weighing all of our legal options.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As many as 10 Pennsylvania satellite casinos have been approved by the state government, but before licensed gaming operators can begin bidding on where they want to build their more down-sized venues, towns and cities in the Keystone State must first decide whether they want to welcome any themselves. And in the week following Governor […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":62306,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,13,18,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Pennsylvania Small Cities and Towns Ponder Satellite Casino Status<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n