VGT manufacturers and suppliers will each pay the PGCB $50,000 to become licensed to do business in the state. Terminal operators will pay $25,000.<\/p>\n
Rutter’s will be on the hook for a $1,000 per establishment fee, and $1,250 to incorporate five VGTs in a cordoned area staffed by an employee who will be tasked with making sure only those aged 21 and older have access. Other fees apply to license individuals who will be involved with the gaming operations.<\/p>\n
The state will take 52 percent of the gross revenue generated by the terminals.<\/p>\n
Pennsylvania has been the site of a years-long war, and it’s a battle that will never have a definitive ending.<\/p>\n
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Depending on where one was born and raised increases the odds that he or she is a Pittsburgh Steelers and Sheetz fan, or Philadelphia Eagles and Wawa devotee. It’s a convenience store debate so contentious that it’s been the subject of countless media articles, and even a documentary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Headquartered in the south-central city of York, Rutter’s has 70 convenience stores in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Maryland. Sheetz and Wawa are much larger, combined owning more than 1,300 stores.<\/p>\n
However, most of the Sheetz and Wawa stations won’t qualify for the video gaming terminals. The majority of their locations do not have dedicated diesel islands, as the two convenience store chains are more focused on the non-commercial driver.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Penn National Gaming is readying to bring video gaming terminals (VGTs) to Rutter’s, a Pennsylvania dairy and convenience store chain that is recognized as “the oldest vertically integrated food company in the country.” If approved by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB), Penn National will place VGTs inside some 20 locations that are expected to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":95746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,13,18,13592],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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