HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania gambling regulators are rejecting a second bid by a northeastern Pennsylvania billionaire to do business with the casino that he founded but relinquished in a deal to drop perjury charges.
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board voted it down Wednesday, preserving existing restrictions on Louis DeNaples’ dealings with Mount Airy Casino Resort.
The Times-Tribune of Scranton reports (http://bit.ly/1Ezu7FO ) that DeNaples’ petition drew a 4-3 gaming board majority, but it still failed because one legislative appointee, Richard Jewell, voted against it.
DeNaples agreed in 2009 to transfer ownership of the casino to a family trust.
DeNaples had sought to limit the scope of a background check necessary to become a service provider. The gaming board’s enforcement division warned board members against letting an applicant set the conditions of a background check.
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