“There also was talk that a Gettysburg outfit might try to open a resort casino, since the proposed Gettysburg stand-alone casino lost out to competitors last year, but those plans were scotched. Two New Jersey investors had hoped to buy the EisenhowerInn & ConferenceCenter in Gettysburg and convert it into a casino, but a death in the family meant the applicants couldn't meet the postmark deadline.
That application would have faced an uphill battle, since the hotel doesn't have 275 guest rooms, and because the opposition to opening a casino so close to the town's historic battlefields was so great last time around.”[i]
It’s hard to believe that people could be serious about slots in Gettysburg after what we all have been through. The organization we had built would spring into action immediately and forcefully should anyone else apply. Fortunately the investors missed the June 29 deadline for applying. The press also called to ask about a rumor that the investors were planning a harness racing track in Gettysburg, but it appears that is not possible under the law.
And Again... David LeVan and other investors tried to get a permit for a harness racing track in Adams County in the spring and summer of 2007. The Harness Racing commission denied their request in July, 2007. A harness track would have been eligible for 5000 slots.