Competition mounting for Gettysburg-area casino bid
A Western Pennsylvania resort is the first to submit its application for a single Category 3 gaming license since state lawmakers legalized table games last week and voted to reopen the application...
View ArticleLawmakers’ casino comments illegal?
Legislators say they were advised to stay mum on legal grounds. Richard Alloway represents Adams County in the Pennsylvania Senate, but he won’t comment on the area’s biggest controversy these days –...
View Article‘Buy local’ sells in other Pa. casino towns
Gaming board says preferences help, so do chambers of commerce. David LeVan’s promise to give preference to Adams County businesses and residents if he’s granted a gaming resort license might make good...
View ArticleCasino group’s report suggests $66 million to Adams County
No Casino group says findings are one-sided. A report commissioned by Mason Dixon Resort officials estimates a casino proposed for Adams County would invest $66 million into the local economy each...
View ArticleStudy: Gettysburg casino would have ‘minor’ traffic impact
Casino opponents say the study didn’t get it right. A study released on Thursday by casino officials suggests only “minor” road modifications will be necessary to handle traffic generated by the...
View ArticleDeveloper buys Gettysburg Country Club
Buyer said it is ‘very unlikely’ property will continue as a club. A Maryland-based residential developer is in the process of purchasing the Gettysburg Country Club, and the company’s president said...
View ArticleQuestion not asked in casino poll
Every time there is a news report about the wonderful things that are going to happen when we get a casino near the Gettysburg Battlefield, there is always some further information, quietly given, that...
View ArticleCasino, ghost tours cheapen Gettysburg
Patrons putting down $10.50 at the visitors center at the Gettysburg battlefield receive a cascading overview of the Civil War battle. First, the emotion-tugging film “A New Birth of Freedom” rolls...
View ArticleHearing scheduled for proposed casino near Gettysburg
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control board said Friday a public hearing on the proposed Mason Dixon Resort and Casino in Adams County has been scheduled for Aug. 31. The resort would include 600 slot...
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