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Proponents of allowing Cordish to fold on the on-ramp say the casino will still provide substantial value to the area. The casino operator forecasts that the gaming resort will generate $2 billion in annual economic activity, and deliver $100 million in city taxes over its first five years in operation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
However, there’s been plenty of push-back from local residents in the areas surrounding the stadium district. “We didn’t want the casino, but everybody wants the ramp, especially the people who live closest to Packer Avenue,” resident Judy Cerrone told The Philadelphia Inquirer<\/i>. “It’s a nightmare. You can’t get in or out at all when there’s a game or a concert.”<\/p>\n
The PGCB is set to meet tomorrow in Harrisburg to further consider the Philadelphia casino license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The $700 million Philadelphia casino being constructed in the city’s stadium district is requesting the state remove a mandate in its previous licensing agreement that it build a new I-76 on-ramp. The Cordish Companies, a real estate developer and entertainment company based in Maryland, broke ground on its Philly casino earlier this year. The complex […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":112054,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,13592],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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