The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported Wednesday that McCord, a Democratic candidate for governor, received more than $57,000 in 2011 and 2012 from lawyers and lobbyists representing gambling interests.
Such contributions are legal but McCord said in a letter last month that he would recuse himself from executive sessions involving the Philadelphia license. McCord spokesman Gary Tuma says the move was intended to head off the perception of a conflict of interest.
McCord, one of three non-voting board members, sued the board in 2010 and won a court ruling that allowed him to participate in executive sessions.
