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We won two major wars against those who want to have a casino close to the Gettysburg National Military Park. But we need continual vigilance to maintain the character of Gettysburg as a family friendly historic treasure.

Right now there is a danger that another one or two casino licenses (for the large 5000 slot casinos labelled Category II) would be auctioned off to the highest bidder anywhere in the…

House Bill 65 Leaves Gettysburg Vulnerable to Casino; also betrays horse industry

Note: Category 1=racetrack + casino; Category 2= stand-alone 5000 slot casino; Category 3= Resort casino

Gettysburg is vulnerable to another casino attempt because a current bill would release two unused casino licenses to the highest bidder who will provide the greatest total incremental revenue to the state and best serve the undefined “interests of citizens”. Two…

This is a summary of a Feb 8, 2012 hearing by the PA House Gaming Oversight Committee where testimony  was taken  from both  supporters and those who oppose HB 2082 aka the ”Buffer Bill”. This proposed legislation seeks to establish a “Zone of Respect”  i.e., a 10-mile buffer around the Gettysburg National Military Park and the Flight 93 Memorial at Shanksville, PA. within the boundaries of which a casino would be prohibited from locating.  

First to testify was…

I was saddened to see the words “irrational”, “bothersome,” and “unprofessional” used to describe proposed state legislation requiring casinos to be located a minimum of 10 miles away from two historic shrines. Each site commemorates one of the most significant and heartrending events in our American experience, both occurring in PA:  the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, and the heroic acts of Flight 93 passengers and crew which most likely saved countless American lives and our seat of government…

Buffer Bill HB 2082 Coming Up for Hearing this Wed

 We’ve been stopping casino proposals next to hallowed ground for the last 6 years. We’ve won two major battles through your support and a huge local, state and national effort. These battles continue to divide our community, yet casino investor David Le Van has already told the Adams County Court that he wants to be free to pursue another casino in Adams County. We’d like to stop this new plot before it gets started. Let’s…

The claim by David LeVan's attorney John White, that the lawsuits between Messrs LeVan and Joseph Lashinger concerning Mason Dixon should be heard in an Adams county court because, "Adams County has a much stronger interest in the resolution of the parties' dispute than Philadelphia County," is offensive.  Justice is supposed to be blind.  Adams County's courts and Judge Michael George should have no interest in the resolution of the dispute.  Judge Michael is not supposed to be a tool of…

11.10.11

Since 2005, there have been two multi-year Battles over

proposed casinos to be located within a mile of the Gettysburg National Military

Park. Now we have…

Cumberland Township voters reject

pro-casino supervisors; Borovent to stop publication

Our group has been successfully fighting a casino in the neighborhood of the

Gettysburg National Military Park for 6 years. Like every war, there are

memorable personalities on both sides of the issue. In this war, Debi and Gene Golden have played important roles on the pro-casino side.

Debi Golden worked for Crossroads Gaming Resort, the first…

Basically, this amendment states that no Category 1, 2 or 3 casino can be located "

military park or a national memorial designated by the Congress…

We want permanent protection from

casinos around the Gettysburg National Military Park, and now we have an

opportunity to get it. Rep. Paul Clymer, (R-Bucks) has introduced an amendment

to HB2005 that will create a 10-mile buffer zone for new casino construction around

two of the Commonwealth’s most sacred symbols of our nation’s fight for freedom

– Gettysburg National Military Park and the Flight 93 National Memorial in

Shanksville,…

“Powerless” LeVan wants Out of Agreement with Lashinger, blog

This story was front page in the Gettysburg Times. My

comment follows the article:

Posted:

Wednesday, September 14, 2011 Wed Sep 14, 2011.

LeVan wants out

BY JARRAD HEDES Times Staff WriterGettysburg

Times

Several investors in an…

No Casino Gettysburg is receiving Preservation PA's highest award.

2011 PENNSYLVANIA HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARD

RECIPIENTS…

It was the highest amount in fines ever levied at one meeting by the PA Gaming Control Board at their July 20, 2011 meeting. Several casinos and a slots manufacturer were fined a total of $355,000.00 for violations of state gaming laws. Hollywood Casino was one of them, resulting from an underage individual playing table games for nearly 2 hours. This is the second time Hollywood has been fined since their license was renewed in January, 2010. In October of the same year, they were fined a…

Hi ladies and Gentlemen, 

I'd the pleasure to visit The Caillebotte Brothers' collection at The Jacquemart-André Museum, Paris. We (my wife and I) got the great impression to visit the private world of the two artists in their own intimity. This collection insists on the sense of perspective in their work

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Gaming Board States

Reasons for Rejecting Appeal

The words experts and the Gaming Board are using to describe the appeal filed  6/7 by the would-be Mason-Dixon

Resort and Casino are downright unfriendly.

The Gaming Control Board could barely contain its irritation at this useless suit. On Wed they met for an hour

and in an icy atmosphere,…

This is an addendum to my earlier summary of the Wednesday, June 8 PGCB meeting at the State Museum.

After lengthy discourse which appeared to confirm that there was no reason to re-do the Category III Adjudication as petitioned by Mason-Dixon, Board Member Trujillo asked if a "comfort letter" might resolve concerns. Ostensibly, it would state that nothing appeared in the Grand Jury Report that was in any way related to the Category III License Application process, and therefore…

Statement on Mason-Dixon Petition to PGCB to Reconsider

Decision

Mason-Dixon is grasping at straws, impugning the

character of the current PGCB and the other applicants, and continuing to drag

our community into this hopeless and destructive quest.

Mason-Dixon Resort Casino’s…