PGCB to hold hearing for Parx Casino's Category 4 application

(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced today that it will hold a public input hearing on Monday, 25 March 2019 at the Conference Center at Shippensburg University to collect testimony on the Category 4 casino application submitted by Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment, Inc. (Parx Casino).

The 25 March hearing will be held at the Conference Center’s 2nd Floor Spinnaker Room, 500 Newburg Road, Shippensburg, PA 17257. The hearing begins at 4 p.m.

The purpose of the hearing, which, per provisions of the Gaming Act, must be held within the local municipality in which the proposed casino would be located, is to both provide a forum for individuals to voice their support or opposition to the proposed casino and to permit those persons with an interest in the applicant’s proposal to learn more about the project.

The Board also announced that it has begun accepting requests today from citizens, public officials and community groups who wish to provide oral or written testimony regarding the proposed casino. Those wishing to present testimony at the public input hearing must register prior to the hearing by visiting the Board’s website and click the “Parx Casino Shippensburg Public Input Hearing” link under the QuickLinks section of the home page.

The deadline for registration to speak is noon on Friday, 22 March 2019. A listing of all government officials, community groups and individuals who have registered to speak will be posted on the Board’s web site one week prior to the hearing and updated daily.