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PGCB chair criticized by anti-casino group

PENNSYLVANIA – As reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer: "Anti-casino activists called yesterday for the firing of the state's top gambling regulator because his agency is trying to halt a May 15 referendum to sharply limit casino development in Philadelphia.

"Casino-Free Philadelphia, which persuaded City Council to approve a ballot question proposing to ban casinos from residential areas, called on Gov. Rendell to remove Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Chairman Thomas 'Tad' Decker for an alleged conflict of interest, among other reasons.

"…The group's coordinator, Daniel Hunter, said the Gaming Control Board's lawsuit asking the Supreme Court to block the referendum prompted the call for Decker's firing. The suit was filed last week; a decision is likely by the end of the month.

"…Decker flatly rejected the allegations, and Rendell spokesman Chuck Ardo said the governor had 'full faith' in the chairman…"

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