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(The Sugarhouse casino. File photo by Michelle Durham)

PA Casinos Top New Jersey In Overall Gaming Revenue

Pennsylvania’s casinos beat out Atlantic City’s gambling palaces for overall gaming revenue in 2012.

2013/01/17

Slots Revenue Rises In Pennsylvania For 6th Straight Year

State gambling regulators say gross revenue from slot machines was up 2.7 percent last year.

2013/01/03

Casino Closings Forced By Sandy May Lead To Record-Setting Decline In Revenues

Superstorm Sandy, which caused a record-setting decline in casino revenues in October, may have done the same thing in November.

2012/12/10

6 Groups Vie For Casino License In Philadelphia

Six operators of casinos are in a race for a second casino site in Philadelphia, as they face an application deadline this week.

2012/11/12

Community Group Not Pleased About Two Casinos On Delaware Waterfront

One of the proposed locations for a second Philadelphia casino would place it blocks away from the first one, Sugarhouse, on the Delaware River Waterfront. And a local advocacy group has concerns.

2012/11/11

Big Plans For New Casino In Fishtown Neighborhood

Casino mogul Steve Wynn once again has big plans for Philadelphia.

2012/11/09

High-Tech Eye On Gamblers In King Of Prussia

There are a lot of casinos in our area now, and when you visit one you know you’re being watched. But you may not realize how closely you’re being watched. With hundreds of high-tech cameras, security now can see nearly every move you make – from an elevator, to a hallway, to the parking garage, even the street outside, they are watching.

2012/09/26

Police Searching For Bandits Who Robbed SugarHouse Casino Gamblers Of Winnings

Detectives say that on four occasions, people were followed as they drove home in the wee hours of the morning.

2012/09/20

Man Seriously Injured In Fall From Atlantic City Casino Escalator

A man was seriously injured after falling approximately 40 feet from an escalator at a casino in Atlantic City early Monday morning.

2012/09/10

Man Accused Of Stealing $8,500 In Gaming Chips From Delaware Park Casino

A Delaware man was arrested after police say he stole $8,500 in gaming chips from Delaware Park.

2012/08/29

Union Wants New Jersey To Probe Struggling Finances Of Revel Casino

Atlantic City’s main casino union wants state gambling regulators to determine whether the city’s newest casino is financially stable.

2012/08/23

Unshuffled Cards A Costly Headache For Atlantic City Casinos

At first, it seemed like a coincidence, the kind of thing that happens from time to time at a casino, where the same number or same sequence of cards happens twice in a row.

2012/08/20

Pennsylvania Slots Revenue Up 5.5 Percent Last Fiscal Year

Gross revenue from slot machines rose more than 5 percent for the fiscal year that just ended.

2012/07/05

Pennsylvania Table Games Revenue Up 7.4 Percent Last Month

Gross revenue from table games was up 7.4 percent last month compared to a year ago, boosted by the second full month of play at the state’s newest casino, according to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board’s table games revenue totals released Monday.

2012/06/18