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Slots Revenue Could Fund Hockey Arena

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania – As reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "State legislators pushing slot machine legislation are putting their faith in Pittsburgh's Sports & Exhibition Authority.

"Rather than directing that slot machine revenue go toward Pittsburgh's convention center, as an earlier version had done, the slots bill nearing a Senate vote tonight will leave that decision up to the city-county sports authority, Sen. Robert Tomlinson, R-Bucks, said yesterday.

"That means that slots money could still be used for a new hockey arena as requested by the Pittsburgh Penguins if the authority board, whose members are named by Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato and Mayor Tom Murphy, decides to do so.

"If approved by the Senate and House this week and signed by Gov. Ed Rendell, the slots bill would allow for 12 casinos -- at horse racing tracks and at standalone sites -- around the state, each with up to 5,000 slot machines, plus two smaller 'resort' casinos, each with up to 500 slots…"

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