The battle for Pennsylvania’s lone category III gaming license is heating up.
This time however it is not citizen opposition that is causing trouble for one of the four groups vying for the license, it is a proposed casino operator.
Penn National Gaming the chosen operator of the $75 million Mason Dixon Resort & Casino in Cumberland Township is challenging a proposal submitted by Penn Harris Gaming saying that their application is significantly and incurably non-compliant with the rules of the category III resort license.
Penn National Gaming filed a petition with the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board arguing that Penn Harris Gaming’s proposal for the Holiday Inn Mechanicsburg does not meet the minimum room requirement or have the year around amenities required for the license.
The Penn Harris proposal calls for an RV lot adjacent to the 239 room hotel to be used to subsidize the 275 room requirement.
Penn National Gaming is also calling to state regulators attention that the Holiday Inn location is only 20 miles from Penn National’s Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course.






