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Official: Pennsylvania casino licensing system broken5 February 2008PENNSYLVANIA -- As reported by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "The vetting process for deciding who gets casino licenses is 'broken,' and the state attorney general and police should lead it in the future, state House Republicans said Monday. "Their complaints came a day before Mount Airy Casino owner Louis DeNaples was scheduled to appear before the state Gaming Control Board to try to win back his casino license. The board suspended DeNaples' license last week when he was charged with perjury. "....'What you have right now is a complete gap in communication,' said Rep. Douglas Reichley, R-Allentown. Reichley co-sponsored a Republican bill seeking to make the attorney general and state police responsible for checking the background of anyone who wants to own a casino in Pennsylvania. "The gambling law, passed in 2004, makes the Gaming Control Board responsible for background checks. It doesn't give board members the same legal authority as the state police or attorney general when it comes to getting applicants' personal information, though. "...State police wouldn't even tell gaming board members that there was a 'problem' with an applicant, for fear of jeopardizing the investigation, said state police spokesman Jack Kelly. If they did, however, it would likely be legal, he said..." |