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Pa. Casino Regulators Okay SugarHouse Expansion, Including Smaller Garage Tower

Sugarhouse casino officials say construction should take about two years now that the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has approved a revised plan to expand their waterfront casino.

2013/05/15

(Kiki Bolender of the Design Advocacy Group testifies before the Pa. Gaming Control Board. Credit: Steve Tawa)

Design Group Says Wynn’s Casino Proposal Is Worst Among Philadelphia Applicants

“Only the green roof parking garage saves it from an F” in their report card on the applications, the group’s spokeswoman said.

2013/04/11

(Dr. Walter Lomax at lectern. Joe Procacci listens with Joe Canfora, president of Procacci's PHL Local Gaming LLC, applicant for a casino license. Credit: Pat Loeb)

South Philadelphia Physician Takes Stake As Partner For A Philadelphia Casino

Dr. Walter Lomax began with a small private practice in South Philadelphia and now controls a business empire that includes real estate, venture capital, and media.

2013/01/29

(The presentations and hearings will take place at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. File photo)

Public Presentations, Hearings Set For New Philadelphia Casino Proposals

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has scheduled three days of events: an information-only presentation in February to be followed by two days of public hearings in April.

2012/12/18

(Slot machines in the Sugarhouse casino, on North Delaware Avenue in Fishtown. Credit: Michelle Durham)

Pa. Lawmaker Presses For Public Input In Selection of 2nd Phila. Casino Site

“We are in a different position than we were back in 2006,” says Pennsylvania state senator Larry Farnese.

2012/11/20

(The Pennsylvania Gambling Control Board. File photo by Tony Romeo)

Another Philadelphia Casino Applicant Emerges at 11th Hour

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board says it has received six applications for Philadelphia’s second casino license — including one that wasn’t on the radar screen until now.

2012/11/16

(An architect's drawing of a proposed casino complex at Third and Packer Avenues accompanied Pa. Sen. Anthony Williams' letter to the PGCB.)

Philadelphia May Try To Own City’s Second Casino

“If the city is going to have a casino, then we should maximize the benefit to the city from that casino,” says a spokesman for US Rep. Bob Brady.

2012/11/15

Pa. Casino Board Solicits Applications For 2nd Philadelphia Gambling Hall

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is reminding prospective developers that the deadline to apply for Philadelphia’s second casino license is just three weeks away.

2012/10/24

(Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board chairman William Ryan, second from right, announces board's decision to restart the application process for a second casino in Philadelphia. Credit: Tony Romeo)

Pennsylvania Will Restart Application Process For a Second Philadelphia Casino

The fate of the city’s second license has been in limbo since Foxwoods’ license was revoked a year and a half ago. Mayor Nutter calls this “the right decision at the right time.”

2012/07/11

(Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board head Bill Ryan, left, shares a moment and a ceremonial check with Philadelphia DA Seth Williams. Credit: Ian Bush)

Philadelphia Gets $150,000 Grant To Deal With Gambling In City

Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board chairman Bill Ryan says that taxpayers don’t have to part with a penny for the grant — unless you lost it in a slot machine.

2011/11/30

Philadelphia Lawmakers OK Expansion of Sugarhouse Casino

A Philadelphia City Council committee has signed off on a $125-million expansion of the Sugarhouse Casino, along the Delaware riverfront in Fishtown.

2011/11/16

Pa. Court Rejects Foxwoods Appeal On Loss of Gambling License

Commonwealth Court on Thursday upheld the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board’s decision of last December revoking Foxwoods’ license.

2011/11/10

SugarHouse Celebrates 1st Anniversary With Donation, Expansion Plans

SugarHouse Casino is celebrating its first anniversary of operation with several events being held throughout the weekend.

2011/09/23

(The site of the proposed Foxwoods casino, on Delaware Avenue, in South Philadelphia, which remains vacant after the group's casino license was yanked for non-performance. File photo)

Ousted Foxwoods Group Makes Oral Plea In Pa. Court To Get Back Casino License

“We feel very confident that we did exercise the proper discretion and did the right thing,” an attorney representing the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board said afterward.

2011/09/14

(Gamblers at the Sugarhouse Casino, on North Delaware Avenue, in the Fishtown section of Philadelphia. File photo by Mike DeNardo)

Philadelphia Investors Suing Sugarhouse Casino’s Top Partner

Philadelphia lawyer Richard Sprague and car dealer Robert Potamkin — both minority partners in the Sugarhouse Casino — are suing the Chicago-based developer who runs the Delaware Avenue gambling house.

2011/04/13