gambling expansion measure<\/a> sets the legal groundwork for Pennsylvania to legalize sports betting should a change come to the current federal ban. The US Supreme Court will begin deliberating New Jersey’s appeal of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nHaving a legalized sports betting casino in State College with a top-ranked college football program presumably would have brought tens of thousands of visitors to the gambling venue each year. But for now, there will be no such establishment. Lancaster, another expected target for casinos, is also removing itself from the running.<\/p>\n
It’s becoming slim pickings for gaming operators.\u00a0However, a few preferred candidates remain, including Williamsport, Reading, York, and Altoona, with the three latter all being home to a Penn State satellite campus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
State College Borough Council passed a resolution earlier this week that prevents a satellite casino from being built within the city’s limits. The action comes as a result of Governor Tom Wolf (D) signing a massive gambling expansion package into law in late October that authorizes up to 10 so-called “mini casinos” in rural areas. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":64128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,18,61,16],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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