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According to this article on Pennlive.com, the Pennsylvania Gaming Board voted not to approve the application for a casino just outside Gettysburg because 38% of Adams County residents were opposed to the casino. The Gaming Commission felt that was an unacceptably large number of applicants. Otherwise, the Gaming Commission concluded that the casino would...
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The Pennsylvania Gaming Board voted on April 14, 2011 to award a casino gaming license to the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Southwestern Pennsylvania. The vote was 6-1 in favor with the one vote not for Nemacolin was for an applicant in the Poconos. The vote effectively rejected the application to open a casino in...
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GETTYSBURG, Pa., April 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — On the eve of the sesquicentennial commemoration of the American Civil War, a public opinion poll conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling and Research reveals that Pennsylvania voters overwhelmingly oppose plans for a casino 1/2 mile from the historic Gettysburg Battlefield. According to the poll, fully two-thirds of Pennsylvania...
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The Pennsylvania Gaming Commission, with new members recently appointed, has indicated that it will likely decide on April 14, 2011 which of four competing applicants, if any, will get a gaming license. One of the four applicants wants to put a casino in what is now the Eisenhower Hotel in Cumberland Township, not far from Gettysburg...
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Gettysburg High School has organized a showcase in which 7 Pennsylvania schools will play games against 7 Maryland schools. This is not a tournament. The school has tried to schedule games with equally matched schools. The Gettysburg versus Frederick game will be the last of the 7 games played. Tip off will be at...
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Frederick, MD. The Gettysburg Times has reported that Boyd’s Bears located in Cumberland Township, just east of Gettysburg is closing no earlier than January 4, 2011. The company did not offer a reason for the store closure, but the store manager said he did not believe it was due to the economy. To read...
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While Frederick is not mentioned as one of the destinations motorcoach tour operators anticipate visiting in 2011, it is surrounded by areas that are expected to get the most traffic. Byways magazine’s recent issue released the results of its annual survey of motorcoach group tour operators. Washington, DC to the South tied for first...
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The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has postponed its decision about allowing a casino to be built in Gettysburg, PA. Gettysburg is one of four locations bidding for the last gaming license in Pennsylvania, and is the only one that is strongly opposed. Celebrities, including Ken Burns, and others have publicly opposed a casino in...
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News sources report that Gettysburg will commence a 5 year celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Battle. Gettysburg will kick off its celebration on April 30, 2010. During that period Gettysburg will have civil war re-enactors, and living history museums. Organizers expect that the 5 year celebration will cause a 25% increase in...
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