Pennsylvania: Licensing hearing set for Wednesday on Nittany Mall casino

Monday, January 23, 2023 8:54 PM
Photo:  Bally's Corp. (courtesy)/Rendering of proposed casino at Nittany Mall near State College, Penn.
  • Geoff Rushton, StateCollege.com

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board will hold a hearing in Harrisburg this week to determine whether to award a license for the proposed mini-casino at the Nittany Mall, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the saga is coming to an end.

A hearing for SC Gaming OpCo’s category 4 license application is scheduled to open the board’s meeting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. Later in the agenda, the board will have the opportunity to vote on whether or not to approve the license for SC Gaming, which is owned by investor and former Penn State Trustee Ira Lubert.

It will likely be the board’s final hearing on the license application, unless it decides it needs additional information, PGCB spokesperson Doug Harbach said.