Huge casino perils Downtown's profile
Planners worry how building could change the look of cityscape
Sunday, July 10, 2005
By Mark Belko, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Santorum backs new arena financing by slots
penguins,localnews. Santorum backs new arena financing by slots. Friday, March 24, 2006. U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum used the forum provided by a popular sports radio talk show host yesterday to endorse the idea of using slots revenue to fund a new arena in Pittsburgh.

Arena meeting planned
localnews. Arena meeting planned. Thursday, March 23, 2006. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Gov. Ed Rendell and the region's two top political leaders plan to huddle to "brainstorm" on ways to fund a new arena.Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato said he and Pittsburgh Mayor Bob O'Connor plan to meet

City casino competition begins to heat up
neigh_city. City casino competition begins to heat up. Wednesday, March 22, 2006. By Mark Belko, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. One candidate has begun polling. Another is running full-page advertisements in the newspaper.. A high-profile political race?. No, it's part of the high-stakes

How They Voted
localnews. How They Voted. Friday, March 17, 2006. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The state House Tuesday took two votes on proposed changes to the 2004 legislation that legalized slot machines at 14 sites in Pennsylvania. Amendment 6161 would have made it optional to use of slots distributors,

One more only-in-Pa. shell game
brianoneill. One more only-in-Pa. shell game. Sunday, March 19, 2006. By Brian O'Neill. Wouldn't you love to supply Pennsylvania casinos with their slot machines?. Even the would-be suppliers can see the gimmickry of creating a middleman. If they can get a state license, all they're going to do is buy the machine

Pittsburgh casino jobs a matter of promises
localnews. Pittsburgh casino jobs a matter of promises 3 slots license bidders estimate different employment numbersSunday, March 19, 2006. By Mark Belko, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The three competitors for the Pittsburgh slot machine license are offering wildly different estimates on the number of jobs

HomeMaking: You bet your life!
homes. HomeMaking: You bet your life!. Saturday, March 18, 2006. By Peter McKay. They're planning to build a big mega casino within a 10-minute drive of our house, and I couldn't care less. Gambling is something we've never had around here, at least not openly.

City task force gears up to assess casino proposals
neigh_city. City task force gears up to assess casino proposals. Friday, March 17, 2006. By Bill Toland, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. As details about Pittsburgh's three competing casino proposals emerge, the city's Gaming Task Force

Deadline for mailing Gaming Board request
localnews. Deadline for mailing Gaming Board request. Friday, March 17, 2006. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Today is the deadline for mailing a request to speak at one of the state Gaming Control Board's upcoming hearings on casino applications. A form listing a person's desire to speak, and generally what

Pa. House keeps slots suppliers after all
localnews. Pa. House keeps slots suppliers after all. Wednesday, March 15, 2006. By Tom Barnes, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. HARRISBURG - The state House did a major flip-flop last night on whether slot machine suppliers should be required in Pennsylvania.House members initially voted

Casino applicants predict the effects of their plans
localnews. Casino applicants predict the effects of their plans. Wednesday, March 08, 2006. By Bill Toland and Mark Belko, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Casino applicants' reports on how they'd affect their home communities are as varied as the casino proposals themselves.The report from Harrah's Entertainment,

Harrah's expects Allegheny County residents to ante up
localnews. Harrah's expects Allegheny County residents to ante up. Wednesday, March 08, 2006. By Bill Toland, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. If you're at least 21 and living in Allegheny County, Harrah's is counting on you to lose $400 at its slot machines during the casino's first business year.

Letters to the editor, 03/08/06
opinion_letters. Letters to the editor, 03/08/06. Wednesday, March 08, 2006. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Slots suppliers will be taking from taxpayers. Thanks for the March 2 story. Familiar Faces Bid to Be Slot Suppliers.. It has always been unclear to me why Pennsylvania had

Gaming foe touts changes to casino law
localnews. Gaming foe touts changes to casino law. Tuesday, March 07, 2006. By Tom Barnes, Post-Gazette Harrisburg Bureau. HARRISBURG - As the state House prepares to consider extensive changes to the 2004 slots law, a leading legislative foe of gambling wants to make the use of slot machine

Editorial: Slotting fat / Cut unnecessary suppliers from the gambling law
opinion_editorials. Editorial: Slotting fat / Cut unnecessary suppliers from the gambling law. Monday, March 06, 2006. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pennsylvania's slot-machine equipment "suppliers" are still wedged firmly between the manufacturers and the end-user casinos, with their hands stuck oThis measure represents a

24 companies vying to be slot machine suppliers
localnews. 24 companies vying to be slot machine suppliers. Saturday, March 04, 2006. By Bill Toland, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Twenty-four companies want to supply slot machines to the state's casinos, and at least seven have a presence in southwestern Pennsylvania.The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board released the