Pennsylvania Slot Revenue Down In 2013
For the first time since casinos opened in the state, gross revenues from slot machine play in Pennsylvania for a calendar year were down from the year before.
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For the first time since casinos opened in the state, gross revenues from slot machine play in Pennsylvania for a calendar year were down from the year before.
The plan includes major Medicaid reforms designed to reduce costs to the state, including monthly premiums for adults, work-search requirements, and caps on the number of medical visits and tests that can be performed.
Presque Isle Casino, in Erie, experienced the biggest drop in gross slots revenue -- more than 13 percent -- followed by Harrah's Philadelphia, down almost 10 percent.
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The group, Penn Staters for Responsible Stewardship, calls it a "leadership issue" caused by the university's trustees.
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The tax rises 9.5 cents today, then another 9.5 cents in 2015.
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