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Casinos: History of Gambling in Philadelphia

April 15, 2014tub10245

It may seem like it is taking a while for the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) to issue Philadelphia’s second gaming license, but the wait is nothing that the city has not been through before.

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Casino: 5 People Making A Difference

April 9, 2014Kathryn Matheson

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has released minimal information recently in the hearings for Philadelphia’s second casino license. However, many Philadelphians are still vocal about the subject. Some are in favor of building a second

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Casinos: Cash To Communities But At What Cost?

March 28, 2014

With a second casino license up for grabs, communities near the proposed locations may wonder what they have to look forward to with a casino in their neighborhood. SugarHouse Casino  donated $500,000 last year to

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Casinos: Five People On The Front Lines

March 26, 2014tub10245

Given the size of most gaming operations, it’s often difficult to put a “face” to any particular organization (besides Donald Trump, and he’s largely famous for his other endeavors). Despite this, there’s still a fair number

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Casino-Free Philadelphia Finds New Life With The Second Casino Proposal

March 24, 2014Kathryn Matheson

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board will convene this week to discuss the five proposals in play for Philadelphia’s second and final casino license. A final decision is unlikely to come out of this meeting, but

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Fishtown: Anti-Casino Group Continues to Oppose SugarHouse

December 8, 2010

For six years, Casino-Free Philadelphia’s mission has been to stop casinos from coming to Philadelphia, bankrupt any that do and reclaim local neighborhoods. The activist group’s No Casino in the Heart of Our City Coalition

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