State Rep: 'Not Much We Can Do' on Casino Revenue
County government sidelined as state agency decides which local projects will receive gaming funds.
As construction continues on the Valley Forge Casino Resort alongside Route 422, Montgomery County's legislative contingent in Harrisburg has informed the county that there's "not much" it can do to take control of the revenue generated by the planned facility's gaming activity. Rather than having direct control over the 2 percent "host fee" the gaming facility must pay, those funds will instead be doled out to county agencies selected by the Commonwealth Financing Authority. State Representative Robert Godshall (R-53, Montgomery) told the county's commissioners in a letter that changing the arrangement would require the introduction of a new gaming bill. "By virtue of its nature, [a bill] would attract dozens of amendments and be …
