Financial problems will delay decision on slots license for Lawrence County firm

HILLSVILLE, Pa. – Valley View Downs’ financial problems will almost certainly delay a decision on whether a Category I casino slots license will be awarded for the project.

Doug Harbach, director of Communications for the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, said Thursday that if new lenders are found for the so-called “racino” project off U.S. 422 here, they would be added to the list of those whose backgrounds must be investigated before any license is awarded. Background investigations of those currently involved in the project have been going on for almost a year.