Will A Bill To Resume Horse Racing In PA Cross The Finish Line?
The Pennsylvania Horse Racing commission endorsed a new House bill to resume racing in PA, but it will ultimately need approval from Gov. Tom Wolf.
Kevin C. Shelly is an award-winning career journalist who has spent most of his career in South Jersey. He's the former assistant city editor of The Press of Atlantic City, where he covered the casino industry and Atlantic City government as a reporter. He was also an investigative, narrative enterprise, and features reporter for Gannett’s Courier-Post.
The Pennsylvania Horse Racing commission endorsed a new House bill to resume racing in PA, but it will ultimately need approval from Gov. Tom Wolf.
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