Reading City Council<\/a> voted unanimously to welcome a mini casino. “We are in full support of this,” Councilman Jeffrey Waltman explained. “Our message is, ‘Take a very close look at us, because we’re here to support the effort.'”<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nHosts receive four percent of gross slot and table revenue, while the state will take 50 percent of terminal wagers, and 10 percent off the tables.<\/p>\n
In addition to Reading, another key host target is emerging with College Township, home to Penn State University. While State College, where most of the large campus is located, has opted out, neighboring College Township wants a seat at the gambling table.<\/p>\n
However, due to a local “adult business ordinance” that restricts where gambling can take place, the only potential location for the casino in College Township would be the Nittany Mall. Like so many malls across the US, the shopping center has seen business decline over the last 20 years due to online shopping.<\/p>\n
College Township Manager Adam Brumbaugh wrote in the third-person this week, “Given the ongoing economic struggles of the Nittany Mall \u2026 and coupled with the fact that all other Centre Region municipalities have opted out of hosting a Category 4 casino, the Manager strongly believes that casino gaming could be a true and powerful opportunity to redevelop both the Nittany Mall property as well as surrounding commercially zoned properties.”<\/p>\n
Other satellite location targets are thought to include Lancaster, Gettysburg, York, Williamsport, and Altoona.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) is hearing loud and clear from townships and municipalities across the Commonwealth that they are vehemently against permitting casinos to be built in their backyards. Governor Tom Wolf (D) signed a far-reaching gambling expansion package in late October that authorizes up to 10 so-called “mini casinos” in rural areas […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":64978,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,18,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Over 200 Pennsylvania Towns Tell Casinos They're Not Welcome<\/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