Review process begins for 2nd Philly slots license

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Get ready for round two of the casino selection process in the City of Brotherly Love.

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has begun paging through the six applications it received for the city’s second casino license before the deadline last week. It will likely take at least a year before the board makes a decision, according to R. Douglas Sherman, its chief counsel. In the meantime, the board and its staff will sort through the applications, conduct background investigations, hold public hearings and collect written feedback.

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