{"id":65626,"date":"2017-12-15T16:30:55","date_gmt":"2017-12-16T00:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=65626"},"modified":"2017-12-15T15:56:19","modified_gmt":"2017-12-15T23:56:19","slug":"philadelphia-city-council-votes-17-0-against-satellite-casino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/philadelphia-city-council-votes-17-0-against-satellite-casino\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia City Council Votes 17-0 Against Satellite Casino"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Philadelphia City Council unanimously voted 17-0 against allowing a Category 4 gambling venue, the so-called “mini-casinos,” from being placed within its downtown area.<\/p>\n
Local officials also voted against allowing qualified diesel truck stops from housing video gaming terminals (VGTs).<\/p>\n