Could a casino help revitalize the Nittany Mall? College Township officials, unlike six other Centre region municipalities, has for Pennsylvania, but said in hindsight casinos across the state have operated well and have not.
Pennsylvania is rolling the dice again on a satellite casino auction, aiming to see if developers want to add a sixth “mini-casino” in the state. interest in developing a casino in College Township, Centre County, signing a.
Could a casino help revitalize the Nittany Mall? College Township officials, unlike six other Centre region municipalities, has for Pennsylvania, but said in hindsight casinos across the state have operated well and have not.
Pennsylvania is rolling the dice again on a satellite casino auction, aiming to see if developers want to add a sixth “mini-casino” in the state. interest in developing a casino in College Township, Centre County, signing a.
Could a casino help revitalize the Nittany Mall? College Township officials, unlike six other Centre region municipalities, has for Pennsylvania, but said in hindsight casinos across the state have operated well and have not.
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In fact, they appear ready to embrace satellite casinos, which they think will reinvigorate the development of Nittany Mall. In Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, the overlapping exclusion zones mean that operators are excluded from building within 50 to miles of a major city. State College has a little over 42, residents, while College Township has a population between 6, and 7, people. The idea is to build mini-casinos in the outlying regions of Pennsylvania , to spur local economies by creating jobs in construction and gaming. The recently-adopted law created a mile radius exclusion zone around already-existing casinos. It helps that state, county, and local governments receive tax revenues from the mini-casinos. Thus, State College might see all the downside of a casino operator near them, without the upside of tax revenues. In the Centre Region , cities which do not want to encourage social problems or a supposed increase in crime rates have passed satellite casino bans. It has 4 anchor stores and 75 other retail outlets, though residents have speculated that newer malls might be built nearby over the years. Dozens of smaller cities and towns throughout Pennsylvania have embraced the idea of satellite casinos; many others have not. In fact, as the nearest municipality to State College, it is the natural choice for casino developers who want to build near Penn State University, but cannot get into State College. State College and Ferguson Township have passed bans already, while Harris Township and Patton Township are set to decide on banning casinos — and their leaders are expected to pass bans. Of course, when the two cities are only 4. The Nittany Mall, which was built in , remains the only mall in the Centre Region. In October, Pennsylvania passed a massive gambling expansion which included truck stop gambling machines, airport terminal tablet computer betting, online casinos, online poker sites, and satellite casinos. Due to the fact it has 7 times the population of College Township, State College residents likely would receive the bulk of the jobs created by a Nittany Mall casino. Pennsylvania State Senate President Jake Corman stated soon after the gambling bill was signed that State College would be a natural place for a satellite casino. That does nothing to stop College Township from accepting a casino. Four cities in the Centre Region of Pennsylvania have passed resolutions to ban satellite casinos, but College Township is not one of them. All rights reserved.{/INSERTKEYS}{/PARAGRAPH} {PARAGRAPH}{INSERTKEYS}College Township is only 4.