From the PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER:
Not all state gaming oversight agencies are equal. Just consider how New Jersey and Pennsylvania gaming officials handled separate high-profile cases involving casino operators with alleged mob ties.
Last week, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement essentially forced a Las Vegas casino operator to sell its 50 percent stake in the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa because of alleged ties to an Asian casino mogul linked to organized crime…
New Jersey is known for its strict oversight of gaming. This latest incident sends a message that underworld figures and other unsavory characters are not welcome in New Jersey casinos.
And then there is the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. ..
Rendell … nominated one of his college friends to chair the board, Thomas “Tad” Decker… During Decker’s tenure, two felons were awarded slots licenses…
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