HERSHEY — The Hershey Company says it's launching a new “milk candy” bar in three Chinese cities next month, followed by a wider distribution next year.

The central Pennsylvania-based company says it will mark the first brand new brand it's launched outside the United States in its nearly 120-year history. The new candy brand will be called “Lancaster” and be launched in the cities of Wuhan, Hangzhou and Chengdu in June.

Company officials say it was created in the company's innovation labs and did very well in consumer testing.

Hershey says China is a priority market and that it will play a big role in the company's goal of reaching $10 billion in worldwide net sales by 2017.

FARMINGTON — The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has approved charges that nonresort guests must pay to gamble at a soon-to-open casino at a southwestern Pennsylvania resort.Under the plan approved Monday, customers must spend $10 at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort to gain one-time entry into the Lady Luck Casino, scheduled to open in July. Non-resort guests may also buy an annual membership for $45 for access to the casino.The $60 million casino to be run by Isle of Capri Casinos will have 600 slot machines and 28 table games, including blackjack, roulette, craps and poker.The casino remains under construction at the resort about 40 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.Resort spokesman Jeff Nobers said the $10 requirement — essentially a cover charge that is paid when someone not staying at the resort buys a gift certificate or spends money at a resort restaurant, gift shop or on other amenities — is not going to be “cumbersome.”The extra charge is an issue only because Nemacolin, like the Valley Force Casino Resort near Philadelphia, is one of two facilities in the state with a resort casino license. Under state law, such casinos are smaller because they're meant to be an “amenity” to the resort and not a draw unto themselves. The state's freestanding casinos are licensed for up to 250 table games and 5,000 slot machines.

STATE COLLEGE — Penn State's costs for legal fees, consultants and other services connected to the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal have topped $44.4 million, the university's latest bill shows.That total was through the end of February, according to a university website this week. It's up about $1.5 million from the previous bill released through the end of January.One of the biggest increases came in the category of university legal services and defense. The $9.2 million tab in that category was up about $800,000 from the previous month.That bill covers attorneys representing firms in criminal proceedings connected to the scandal, as well as a firm handling settlement negotiations with accusers of retired assistant football coach Sandusky.