Penn National Gaming won two satellite licenses and is building in York and Morgantown. Parx Casino is building a satellite in Shippensburg, and businessman Ira Lubert is constructing a Category 4 property near Penn State University.<\/p>\n
The first floor of Live! Pittsburgh features 750 slot machines and 30 table games, plus a FanDuel sportsbook. The upper level is open for guests of all ages and offers various food and entertainment, including non-casino games.<\/p>\n
When Pennsylvania Republicans and Wolf signed off on the casino expansion, they had no idea what was approaching — a devastating pandemic that would close the entire state.<\/p>\n
The Commonwealth’s 12 full-fledged casinos began reopening in June. They remain in operation, but at a maximum 50 percent capacity on Wolf’s directives. Rivers Philadelphia will shutter tomorrow through the end of the year on city orders.<\/p>\n
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Despite the 50 percent cap and other COVID-19 restrictions, Pennsylvania casinos are faring surprisingly well during the pandemic. In fact, the gaming industry posted a nearly 13 percent year-over-year revenue increase in October.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
It’s why Cordish remains bullish on Pennsylvania. The firm expects Live! Pittsburgh to provide the region with a $188 million annual economic impact, $47.5 million in tax revenues, and 500 permanent jobs.<\/p>\n
“To be creating hundreds of new permanent, well-paying jobs at this particular point in time is a real testament to the value this project is bringing to our region,” said incoming State Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland). “Live! Casino is a first-class property and completely exceeded our expectations. Every step of the way, The Cordish Companies has done exactly what they promised to do. They have been a terrific partner and we are excited to welcome them to Pennsylvania.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The first of five planned Pennsylvania satellite casinos will open next week outside Pittsburgh in Westmoreland County. The Cordish Companies is a Baltimore-based gaming, and hospitality firm. It spent $150 million to refurbish the former Bon-Ton department store at the Westmoreland Mall into a casino and entertainment destination. The mall’s anchor space is a 100,000-square-foot […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":155863,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,33810],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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