Gaming Money Creates Controversy in Allegheny County

To the great surprise of everyone, including County Council members, on the afternoon of December 31, 2007, Allegheny County received a $22.4 million wire transfer from the state’s Gaming Economic Development and Tourism fund. Out of the transferred funds, $19.9 million has been grabbed by the County to fill a 2007 budget hole instead of going to the Airport Authority to help make bond payments—as most people believed the Legislature intended. Continue