State gives green light for new Bally's mini-casino near Penn State University

The developer of a planned Bally's mini-casino near Penn State University has been awarded a Category 4 slot machine license by the Pennsylvania Ga...

January 26, 2023
3:50 AM

The developer of a planned Bally's mini-casino near Penn State University has been awarded a Category 4 slot machine license by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.SC Gaming OpCo LLC was awarded the license to construct a Category 4 casino in College Township, Centre County. The casino will be located at the Nittany Mall at 2901 E. College Ave. Businessman Ira Lubert won the auction for the license on Sept. 2, 2020 for a little over $10 million. Lubert then filed an application with Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board in January 2021 to locate the casino in a 94,000-square-foot space at the Nittany Mall.

Daniel Urie