Gaming Board will hear update on Philly delays

The city's two slots licensees -- Foxwoods and SugarHouse -- will meet on April 8 in Harrisburg to give the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board status reports on their projects.

It's not a hearing but a public meeting to "provide full and complet update on the status of their projects," said the gaming board Wednesday. Board Chair Mary DiGiacomo Colins said representatives of HSP Gaming (SugarHouse) and Philadelphia Entertainment and Development Partners (Foxwoods) will be given the opportunity to not only make a presentation but also answer questions from the Board.

"Many qusetions have been raised as to why they have not yet started construction even two years after the licenses were granted," Colins said. "The Board wants to know what the obstacles are and what the operators plan on doing to overcome these and deliver their projects to Pennsylvania."

Colins said the board wants information on permits as well as plans for construction.

The meeting will start at 11 a.m. at the State Museum Auditorium in Harrisburg.

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