PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pennsylvania’s gambling regulators have decided to start accepting applications for the remaining casino license in Philadelphia, opting not to wait any longer for the Legislature to decide whether to open up the bidding statewide.
The 2004 state gambling law calls for two casinos to be located in Philadelphia, one of which is up and running. After the Gaming Control Board revoked the second license for a long-stalled Foxwoods project in 2010, the Legislature had been considering whether to open up the license to applications that would put the casino elsewhere in the state. But legislative movement did not appear to be on the horizon, board chairman William Ryan said Wednesday.
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