PHILADELPHIA —
The state’s gaming board is holding off on a decision about what to do with the second casino license currently slotted for Philadelphia, opting to wait to see if the Legislature might act on the issue rather than begin accepting applications now.
William Ryan, chairman of the state Gaming Control Board, said the board met this week to discuss what to do with the license, which it revoked from a Foxwoods-led group in December 2010 after a long-stalled project never got off the ground.
“At least for now, we decided not to do anything,” Ryan said in an interview, noting that the board could have decided to begin accepting applications for the license. “At present, we don’t plan to do anything. But we will revisit the issue ... in the not-too-distant future.”
Eleven casinos are up and running in Pennsylvania, which legalized casino gambling in 2004 and saw its first casino open two years later. By law, Pennsylvania could one day be home to 14 casinos, but three of them – including the second license slotted for Philadelphia – remain in limbo: One of those licenses is tied to a yet-to-be-built horse racing track and the other was awarded to Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Fayette County but is being challenged.
One of the losing bidders for the license awarded to Nemacolin has appealed to the state Supreme Court and no decision has been announced.
Ryan said the board has not received any applications for the second racetrack license, so that also remains out of the board’s hands.
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