Pennsylvania is getting a new place to gamble.
The Pennsylvania gaming control board auctioned off the state’s first mini casino today.
But the owners of the new casino are suing the state over its casino expansion.
Penn National Gaming won the bid for just over $50 million.
It plans to put a satellite casino within a 15-mile radius of Yoe, in York county.
But the company is still suing the state, saying 10 more mini-casinos would cause “significant and unique” harm to their Hollywood casino in Dauphin county.
“That argues that we have unfairly been singled out to bear the brunt of this increased competition. and that we will be uniquely cannibalized by this scheme,” said Eric Schippers of Penn National Gaming.
The Pennsylvania gaming control board says the lawsuit did not impact the board’s decision.
Penn National Gaming says it will withdraw its bid if it wins the lawsuit.
The next nine mini-casino licenses will be auctioned every other week.
