The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Wednesday unanimously voted to renew the Category 4 Satellite casino license of Hollywood Casino Morgantown in Berks County. The operator of this casino is Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, LLC.
In making the decision, the Board determined that Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association had fulfilled the obligations under the initial casino operator’s license and therefore qualified to have this Category 4 license renewed for a five-year period.
The decision to renew the license was based on a process utilized by the Board that enables both the operator and the public to provide information relevant to the renewal decision. A public input hearing was held in April 2024 in the casino’s host municipality, Caernarvon Township, where personnel of Hollywood Casino Morgantown submitted exhibits and presented testimony on various aspects of the facility’s operation since its last license renewal was granted. The public was also permitted to provide testimony about the casino and its impact on the community.
In reaching its decision, the Board also received information from local government officials, community groups and the PA State Police, along with the Gaming Control Board’s Office of Enforcement Counsel, Bureau of Investigations and Enforcement, Office of Compulsive and Problem Gaming, and Bureau of Casino Compliance.
Additionally, a public hearing was held in Harrisburg Wednesday to permit Board members to further question Hollywood Casino Morgantown representatives about any remaining issues prior to voting on the renewal.
Since its opening in December 2021, Hollywood Casino Morgantown has generated $315,716,845 million in gross revenue from the play of retail slot machines and table games, and sports wagering, and has returned to the Commonwealth a total of $143,944,593.50 million in tax revenue. Hollywood Casino Morgantown currently operates 675 slot machines and 29 table games while employing 335 persons.
A PowerPoint presentation provided at Wednesday’s meeting which includes more details on Hollywood Casino Morgantown is available on the Board’s website, www.gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov. It can be found under the Board Meetings tab and calendar date August 20, 2025.
