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Table Games Tests Go Well
Before table games can be open to the public, they have to be tested, and the The Rivers and The Meadows Casinos have had their test runs. Larry and John talk to Greg Fajt, head of the PA Gaming Board,...
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Gambling concerns with table games opened
On Thursday the Rivers Casino and the Meadows Racetrack welcomed the early bird gamblers at 6 a.m. when table games were officially licensed. The Pennsylvania State legislature approved table games...
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WVU Probing Dana Holgorsen *Updated*
Pittsburgh (KDKA)- It’s not the kind of early impression that future head coach Dana Holgorsen wanted to make at West Virginia. *Updated* USA TODAY is reporting that Holgorsen, WVU’s offensive...
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Lawrence Co. Casino Project Back On Track
NEW CASTLE (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission has approved a new operator to take over a Lawrence County horse-racing track and casino project. American Harness Tracks got approval...
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Meadows Breaks Ground On Expansion Project
NORTH STRABANE TWP. (KDKA) — The Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Washington County is continuing to grow. Officials broke ground today on the first phase of a $25 million expansion project that will...
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Hanging With The Guys: Best Spots For Guys’ Night Out
By Sally Turkovitch Guys, you know the scenario: your girlfriend is having dinner with her sister or your wife is having a girls night. Either way, you’re alone for the evening. Don’t just sit on the...
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Lunch Ladies Accused Of Stealing $93,000, Gambling It At Casino
CHARLEROI, Pa. (KDKA) – Two former cafeteria workers in the Charleroi Area School District won’t be serving lunch anymore, but they could soon be serving time. Stacy Lee Shipley, 50, and Sheila Ann...
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Nemacolin’s Lady Luck Casino Gets Thumbs Up For Table Games
FARMINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) — Nemacolin Woodlands Resort got the news it wanted to hear from Harrisburg on Wednesday: It will be allowed to have table games at the casino it plans to open this summer. The...
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Gambling Addicts Turn To Theft For Money
PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) – Local residents are being drawn to the tables and slot machines at the casinos to fill their need to gamble. Some players admit that they like to gamble, but rarely...
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Casino Dealer Fined $75K for $200 Theft
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Dealers at the Rivers and other casinos are under constant surveillance — and last year, then 26-year-old Mathew Eisenberg was caught skimming $200 from patrons. “Just had some...
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Five Years In: Are Casinos Causing A Spike In Problem Gambling?
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Have the casinos caused a spike in problem gambling? Consider the case of Ira Johnson. He’s accused of embezzling more than $700,000 from his employer, West Penn Allegheny Health...
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Nemacolin’s Lady Luck Casino To Be Open To All — For A Fee
FARMINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) — Nemacolin, the luxurious mountain resort in the Laurel Highlands, where chandeliers and glitz make you feel like royalty, is now completing construction of the region’s first...
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Caregiver Charged After Taking $30K From Disabled Couple
BRADDOCK, Pa. (KDKA/AP) – A caregiver was in custody on charges she stole more than $30,000 from a disabled Pittsburgh-area couple and used the money to gamble at casinos, and changed their life...
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New Poker Room Unveiled At Meadows Racetrack
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) –They were chomping at the bit today at The Meadows Racetrack and Casino, as the new poker room was unveiled. All the favorites are back in a re-designed room now located on the main...
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Lady Luck Casino Laying Off 15% Of Employees
FARMINGTON, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania’s newest casino is laying off 15 percent of its 450 employees, citing “slower than expected” business since the resort casino opened two months ago. The Lady Luck...
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Casino Convention Unveils New Games, New Ways To Win Jackpot
LAS VEGAS (KDKA) — Changes could be coming to the way people gamble at casinos. A convention is underway in Las Vegas to show people the new games and new ways to win the jackpot. One of the biggest...
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Ex-Steeler Merriweather Sues Meadows Casino
Former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Mike Merriweather has filed a federal lawsuit claiming he was fired from his promotions job with a western Pennsylvania casino because of perceptions about his race.
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Mom Leaves Boy In Car At Rivers Casino, Redeems $10 Slot Voucher, Gets Arrested
NORTH SHORE (KDKA)- A local mother is facing charges after allegedly leaving her son alone in the car while she went to the Rivers Casino Tuesday night. Valerie Snyder, 30, of Tarentum, is facing...
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Source Says Ray Rice Video Sent To NFL Three Months Ago
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (KDKA/AP) – A law enforcement official says he sent a video of Ray Rice punching his then-fiancée to an NFL executive five months ago, while league executives have insisted they...
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NFL: Former FBI Director To Probe Rice Case, Rooney & Mara To Oversee...
NEW YORK (AP) – The NFL says former FBI director Robert S. Mueller III will conduct a probe into how the NFL handled evidence as it investigated domestic violence claims against former Baltimore Ravens...
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