Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Clarifies Category 4 Casino Bidding Rules

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) remains engulfed in a legal dispute over the Category 4 casino license it awarded in January to SC Gaming OpCo, LLC.

Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board State College Bally's
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board offices in Harrisburg. The state gaming agency’s legal team is attempting to clear some confusion regarding the bidding process for Category 4 casinos.
SC Gaming OpCo is an entity controlled by Pennsylvania businessman Ira Lubert. A Penn State alumnus and former university trustee, Lubert has partnered with the Bally’s Corporation to bring a casino to State College less than five miles away from Penn State University’s main campus.

Cat. 4 casinos were authorized through the state’s 2017 gaming expansion package. Each Cat. 4 casino, often referred to as a “mini-casino” or “satellite casino,” is afforded up to 750 slots and an initial allotment of 30 table games, the latter requiring an additional $2.5 million fee. After a year in operation, Cat. 4 table game casinos are allowed to add another 10 tables.
 
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