HARRISBURG -  The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today announced that it has rescheduled the public hearing for Mount Airy Casino Resort’s request for authorization to conduct table games to Thursday, March 18. The original hearing was scheduled for February 25, but was cancelled due to a winter storm.

The rescheduled hearing will begin at 10:00 am at the Paradise Township Municipal Building, located at the intersection of Routes 191 and 940 in Cresco, Pennsylvania.

The registration period to provide oral or written testimony has been extended as a result of the postponement. The deadline for registration and the receipt of written comments for this hearing is noon on Tuesday, March 16th. Comments can also be mailed, with a postmark no later than Tuesday, March 16th, to the PA Gaming Control Board, P.O. Box 69060, Harrisburg, PA 17106, Attention: Board Secretary, or the comments can be faxed to 717-346-8350.

The contents of a petition, along with the standards that are to be met in order to be considered for a table games certificate, are outlined in the Act. These include:

• the number and type of table games for which authorization is sought;
• the estimated number of full-time and part-time employment positions that will be created through the addition of table games;
• a description of the additional economic benefits expected to be realized by the Commonwealth and its residents;
• site plans identifying the petitioner’s proposed table game area;  
• a description of the licensee’s plan to provide training and instruction for personnel.

Mount Airy Casino Resort is a Category 2 facility, one of five casinos in Pennsylvania licensed as a standalone venue. Under the Act, Category 1 (a casino at a horse racing track) and Category 2 facilities may initially operate up to 250 gaming tables, with no more than 30% of these used for nonbanking games.