Washington County grant to stop illegal slot machines

The Washington County district attorney’s office announced yesterday that it had received a record-breaking $151,471 grant from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to fund a crackdown on illegal slot machines. …

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Fri, March 7th, 2008

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