Erie New Now has confirmed our initial reports that it was a bomb threat that forced the evacuation of Presque Isle Downs & Casino Saturday night.

Pennsylvania State Police from the Erie barracks assisted Presque Isle Downs and Casino and the PSP Bureau of Gaming Enforcement with the evacuation at the facility.

Jennifer See, spokeswoman for Presque Isle Downs confirmed that the evacuation started before 9:55 p.m. Saturday.  In a statement issued Sunday morning, See said that the casino received a bomb threat just before 10:00 p.m.

"For the safety of our guests and team members, we evacuated the building while PSP investigated.  The bomb squad was called in, which utilized three K-9s and deemed the threat unfounded. State police are actively investigating the matter."

The casino, as of Sunday morning, has opened its operations for business.

The following information is on the Presque Isle Downs and Casino Facebook page:

Any guest who would have been on property during that time can visit Guest Services to retrieve any monies left at the table games or in the slot machines from safe keeping. We just ask for your patience while we go through all the transactions.