[dfwgator]

I believe they require a full license

And regular payments to certain politicians.

[FredZarguna]

Not really. Licensure falls under a statewide zoning regulation and the number of licenses in most college towns is fully maxed out. In a lot of cases people buy bars just to buy the license, there being no other way to obtain one. Local politicians really have no influence over the PA LCB. It's like the IRS; pretty much a law unto itself.

Attempts to lobby for more licenses in resort areas like the Poconos, like attempts to privatize the LCB liquor stores have failed despite recurring promises to liberalize and privatize for over 30 years.

PA is socially very conservative, it's the union lock that makes it vote Democrat in Presidential years. The PA Supreme Court did not get rid of the Blue Laws [ruling they were an unconstitutional establishment of religion, which was true] until relatively recently.