House Gaming Oversight Committee
Committee Wrap-Up
The Gaming Oversight Committee has completed four months of hearings for 2015-16 legislative session. We’ve heard from testifiers on a wide range of topics, including changes to the small games of chance legislation, differences between games of skill and games of chance, efforts to prevent minors and compulsive gamblers from accessing Internet gaming, casino ownership and competitiveness in Pennsylvania and gaming reporting and enforcement concerns from the Pennsylvania State Police and the Liquor Control Board, among others. The committee has been tasked with compiling a comprehensive report of changes or recommendations to improve the gaming industry in Pennsylvania. Below is a summary of the hearings and voting meetings held, along with links to key points, photos and videos from the meetings.

Public Hearing- Video Gaming Terminals- 2/12/2015

Public Hearing- Small Games of Chance (Clubs/Eligible Organizations)- 2/25/2015

Public Hearing-Tavern Gaming- 2/26/2015

Public Hearing- House Bill 565 (Toepel) Montgomery County Local Share- 3/12/2015

Public Hearing- Keeping PA Casinos Competitive, Harrah’s Philadelphia- 3/18/2015

Public Hearing- Keeping PA Casinos Competitive, SugarHouse Casino- 3/18/2015

Public Hearing- Games of Skill vs. Games of Chance- 4/2/2015

Voting Meeting- House Resolution 140- 4/14/15

Public Hearing- Internet Gaming- 4/17/2015

Public Hearing- Casino Ownership- 4/21/2015

Public Hearing- Small Games of Chance Reporting and Enforcement- 4/23/2015

Public Hearing- Keeping PA Casinos Competitive – Mt. Airy Casino Resort- 4/28/2015

Public Hearing- Keeping PA Casinos Competitive – Mohegan Sun Pocono- 4/29/2015

Public Hearing- Statutory & Regulatory Changes to Casino Gaming in PA – 5/6/2015

Public Hearing- Joint Public Hearing with House Liquor Control Committee- Casino Liquor Licenses – 5/11/2015

Public Hearing- Race Horse Industry in Pennsylvania- 5/14/2015

Public Hearing- Keeping PA Casinos Competitive- The Rivers Pittsburgh- 5/20/2015

Public Hearing- Keeping PA Casinos Competitive- The Meadows- 5/21/2015

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