Applications submitted anew for harness licence

HARRISBURG — And they’re off — again.

The principals for Bedford Downs and Valley View Downs submitted applications for Pennsylvania’s last harness racing license Friday.

The submission of two applications quashed rampant rumors in Lawrence County that the two companies had joined forces and were applying for one license to be used in Lawrence County.

Carmen Shick, owner of Bedford Downs, the proposed harness track and slots casino in Lawrence County, said earlier this week that his company was moving along with its single application for the harness track license on his property five miles west of New Castle off of U.S. Route 422.

His chief competitor is Valley View Downs, a proposed track and casino planned for Beaver County, Pa., by Indiana-based company Centaur Inc.

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