Pennsylvania's online slots generated $199.2 million in revenue in July, but most of that money was concentrated under three casino licenses. Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course, Valley Forge Casino Resort and Rivers Casino Philadelphia accounted for $164.5 million between them. That ...
This was the first time that the regulated gambling industry in the state of Pennsylvania crossed the $7 billion mark within a single fiscal year. The above number was stated by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, which regulates local gambling business for the period of one year ending ...
"Asian-themed" is one of the broadest labels in an online slot lobby. Asia contains dozens of countries, hundreds of languages and an enormous range of visual traditions, religions, festivals and mythologies. Treating all of that as one generic aesthetic usually produces predictable results: red backgrounds, gold coins, dragons and a few lucky symbols. Those elements can work, but stronger games usually choose a more specific cultural reference and build around it. Asia Is Too Broad to Be One Theme A Japanese festival game, a Chinese mythology game and a Thai temple-inspired game ...
Ask anyone in Altoona what a fall Saturday should feel like, and the answer usually arrives before the question finishes. Penn State football. A house full of noise. A coffee table buried under wings, chips, and someone's homemade dip. When the Nittany Lions open the season against the Wisconsin Badgers, living rooms across Blair County turn into miniature stadiums, and the whole day takes on a rhythm that has nothing to do with the drive to Beaver Stadium. Increasingly, that day comes with layers of entertainment humming alongside the broadcast — traditions old and new that fill ...
Anyone who has spent a summer evening at Peoples Natural Gas Field knows the moment well. The sky over Altoona turns from soft gray to a decided slate, the grounds crew trots out with the tarp, and the public address announcer confirms what the crowd already suspected: a delay. For Altoona Curve fans, rain delays are as much a part of minor league baseball as the crack of the bat and a ballpark hot dog. What follows is a stretch of downtime, and how people fill that gap has changed quite a bit over the years. Some grab a snack, some catch up with the friends they came with, and plenty ...
For a lot of households across Altoona and the greater Blair County region, autumn Saturdays have a fixed shape, and the center of it is Penn State football. Long before the Nittany Lions take the field at Beaver Stadium, the day has already begun its slow build. The white-out chatter starts on Thursday. The grocery run happens Friday. By kickoff, living rooms and corner bars are packed, the tailgate spread is set, and the collective attention of central Pennsylvania narrows to a single television feed. What used to be a game has become appointment entertainment — a scheduled ritual ...
