Gettysburg Promoters Surprised by Opposition

As reported by the Gettysburg Times: "A vote Tuesday night indicating apparently unanimous opposition in the Pa. House of Representatives to a casino near the Gettysburg battlefield caught the casino's promoters by surprise.

"In a 199-0 vote, with some of the 203 members unavailable, the House approved language that would prohibit a casino being built in any sixth class county with a population up to 93,000, as reported in the 2000 census. Of the state's 67 counties, only Adams County fits that description

"'Were we surprised by this? Yes,' Chance CEO and president David LeVan said Thursday evening. 'Were we surprised that (Rep. Stephen R.) Maitland would try this maneuver? No.'

"…But he questioned the tactics of organizations such as the Civil War Preservation Trust, which has named Gettysburg at the top of its list of endangered battlefields, and named the casino as a main contributor to that risk.

"He also objected to some misleading statements by No Casino Gettysburg…"