Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives

Scope and Contents The 2007-2008 Session, as the first session this committee served, was chaired by Democrat Harold James. The Committee held many tours and hearings, paying special attention to the operations of the newly built casinos and the casinos’ impact upon the surrounding communities. In addition, the Committee dealt with issues such as Local Option Small Games of Chance, Bingo, Law Enforcement, Table Authorizations, Testing for Banned Substances and Compulsive Gambling. This collection also...

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The records of the Gaming Oversight Committee from the 2009-2010 session, the Democrats in majority. The Chairs were Dante Santoni, Jr. (Majority) and Curt Schroder (Minority). The Vice Chairs were Florindo J. Fabrizio (Majority) and Michael Peifer (Minority). The Secretaries were Daniel J. Deasy (Majority) and Donna Oberlander (Minority).

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The Chairs of the 2011-2012 Gaming Oversight Committee were Curt Schroder (Majority) and Rosita Youngblood (D). The Vice Chairs were Randy Vulakovich (Majority) and Florindo Fabrizio (D). The Secretaries were George Dunbar (Majority) and Daniel Deasy (D). Some of the issues discussed during the 2011-2012 session were Compulsive Gambling, Horse Racing, and the locations of Casinos.

Scope and Contents The records of the Gaming Oversight Committee from the 2013-2014 session, the Republicans in majority. The Chairs were Tina Pickett for 2013 and Mauree Gingrich for 2014 (Majority) and Rosita Youngblood (D). The Vice Chairs were George Dunbar (Majority) and Dom Costa (D). The Secretaries were Mike Regan (Majority) and Maria Donatucci (D). Some of the issues that are discussed during the 2013-2014 session were Small game of Chance, State Lottery Law, Bingo Law, Pennsylvania Consolidated...

Scope and Contents The records of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives' Consumer Affairs Committee, the Republicans in the majority, the Democrats in the minority. The Chairs of the Committee were John Payne (majority) and Nick Kotik (minority). The Vice Chairmen were Rosemary Brown (majority) and Dom Costa (minority). The Secretaries were Susan Helm (majority) and Tina Davis (minority). This Committee met to discuss current gaming trends, rules and competition amongst Pennsylvania casinos and how they...

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The records of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives' Gaming Oversight Committee, the Republicans were in the majority, the Democrats in the minority. The Chairs of the Committee were Scott Petri (majority) and Patrick Harkins (minority). This committee visited multiple casinos throughout the state such as PARX and Sands. They also discussed legislation dealing with video game gambling, casino state taxes, and sports betting.

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The records of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives' Gaming Oversight Committee, the Republicans were in the majority, the Democrats in the minority. The Chairs of the Committee were Jim Marshall (majority) and Scott Conklin (minority). This committee visited multiple casinos throughout the state such as PARX and Sands. They also discussed legislation dealing with video game gambling, casino state taxes, and sports betting.