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Pennsylvania Officials Face Scrutiny

LIMERICK, Pennsylvania – As reported by the Pennsylvania Reporter: "If state regulators allow Boyd Gaming Corp. to build a 3‚000-slot-machine casino in Limerick‚ township supervisor Frank Kotch will serve as a liaison between the company and the local government during the rezoning process.

"Kotch knows a thing or two about gambling. His resume includes more than six years in the casino and gambling industry in Nevada.

"…None of the casinos he worked at were owned by Boyd‚ he said.

"Kotch said his work experience would aid his understanding of the proposal‚ but not make him more likely to support it.

"…Local officials in municipalities where casinos are proposed face heightened scrutiny of their potential links to gambling backers.

"Although public attention has focused most heavily on the competitive state process for awarding casino licenses‚ state politicians who were worried about Philadelphia corruption passed legislation this month to curb city politicians' participation in casino zoning decisions.

"…Heading up Limerick's board of township supervisors is Skippack developer and newly elected board chairman David Kane.

"Questions about possible links between his firm‚ Limerick Township‚ and a real estate group that would benefit from the casino are unwarranted‚ Kane said…"

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