Mason-Dixon Resorts, L.P. v. Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board

OPINION

Chief Justice CASTILLE.

This is a direct appeal filed by Mason-Dixon Resorts, L.P. (“appellant”), from the decision of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (the “Board”) which awarded a Category 3 slot machine license to Interve-nor Woodlands Fayette, L.L.C. (“Woodlands”). We affirm.

Background

In July 2004, the General Assembly enacted the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act (the “Act”), 4 Pa.C.S. §§ 1101-1904. The Act provides, inter alia, a statutory framework for legalized slot machine gaming at a limited number of licensed facilities throughout the Commonwealth.…