in which no bidder emerged<\/a> with the minimum $7.5 million qualifying offer, meaning the state will put a hold on issuing Category 4 licenses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nPenn National Gaming, the oldest licensed gaming operator in the state, previously balked at the mini-casino idea, saying those proposals unfairly protected gaming properties in Philadelphia while introducing unneeded competition to venues in other parts of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n
New Plans<\/h2>\n
Local politicians in Big Beaver were dismayed by the PGCB decision, saying that Mount Airy controlled land near Interstate 376 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike for more than a year, with no development taking place.<\/p>\n
Some are optimistic that although the mini-casino plan was denied, other developers will have an interest in the land.<\/p>\n
\u201cHopefully, this has opened eyes for that corridor,\u201d said Daniel Camp, chairman of the Beaver County Board of Commissioners in an interview with The Times<\/i>. \u201cNow people know there\u2019s interest in development there, and we should see some action taking place there in the coming months or year.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mount Airy Casino Resort’s plan to open a Category 4 \u201cmini-casino\u201d in Beaver County was rebuffed by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) Wednesday. Members of the PGCB said that the effort was turned back because Mount Airy couldn’t procure adequate funding for the project. \u201cWe are very disappointed that Mount Airy Casino Resort will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":120260,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,13592],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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