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45 more of those creepy Max-Headroom-like virtual card dealers are coming to Hollywood Casino.  It’s about time.  In fact, let’s abolish the card game ban altogether.  What’s the logic behind banning card games again?  It’ll promote gambling or something?
Read the story in PennLive here.

I hit my first major win the other day — $346.61 from $20.  And I did it on Hee-Haw.  That’s right, I’m a high-roller $.02 slot player.  I love that game if for no reason other than it’s so completely random.  The payouts are just great:  Two rednecks, an ear of corn, and a Democrat?  […]

A recent thread over on Harrisburg Nightlife talking about Hollywood Casino in Grantville led to a discussion on Pennsylvania’s liquor laws.  The subject of the oft-discussed but rarely-seen mythical “entertainment license” came up.  While no such license actually exists, I did uncover some interesting news about a (hopefully) upcoming liquor law change.

Over the last few years, land and home prices in East Hanover Township have skyrocketed — especially parcels around the casino.  I distinctly remember seeing the small, barren lot that I considered buying back in 2004 for $10k sell at auction for well over $200k last summer.  Not only that, but area businesses are either […]

During a visit to Hollywood Casino late last night, I was briefly amused and then saddened to overhear this in a conversation from a passing elderly couple:
“You play the penny slots when you want to spend a few hours playing.  You don’t play them when you want to make money.  When you want to make […]

That’s how much gamblers at Hollywood Casino threw down this past Tuesday, the casino’s first day open to the public.  After taxes and payouts, they netted $162,000 before operational costs such as wages and utilities.  I can’t tell you if that’s good or bad, but compared to some of the other Pennsylvania casinos, it certainly […]

I made my first trip out to casino tonight.  Surprisingly, despite the road conditions, there were a fair number of people in there (enough to fill the virtual card tables, anyway).  Far more than I would expect at 1am on a Wednesday morning, anyway.  I’ll post an actual review after going there when there are […]