Cordish says the sports spot will feature a 173-inch television screen with 13 leather recliners. The FanCave space previously houses foosball tables and darts.<\/p>\n
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The FanCave will allow guests to place a sports bet on one of the self-serve FanDuel sports betting kiosks. Cordish and FanDuel in 2019 reached a deal that puts the sportsbook operator in the casino operator’s gaming properties where such gambling is allowed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Finally, the third other major change coming to Live! Pittsburgh is the addition of 18 new slot machines in the designated high-limit gaming area. Twenty electronic gaming tables (EGTs) will also be placed on the main casino floor.<\/p>\n
The high-limit and EGTs are pending PGCB approval. Pennsylvania’s satellite casino law allows venues such as Live! Pittsburgh to house up to 750 slot machines\/EGTs and 40 table games.<\/p>\n
First-Year Success<\/b><\/h2>\n
Cordish secured the second Pennsylvania satellite casino auction round in January of 2018 with a winning bid of $40.1 million. The company pinpointed its satellite development in Westmoreland County’s Greensburg, a city that did not opt-out of the state’s gaming expansion consideration.<\/p>\n
Cordish poured another $110 million into renovating a former Bon-Ton department store at the Westmoreland Mall into Live! Casino Pittsburgh. The bet is paying off, company brass asserts.<\/strong><\/p>\nSullivan claims the casino’s first year in business exceeded expectations. That was accomplished “in a world of COVID where we were shut down for a month.”<\/p>\n
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Pennsylvania’s gaming industry has experienced record gaming revenue in 2021, largely thought to be due to pent-up demand stemming from the 2020 height of the pandemic. Live! Pittsburgh has reported gross gaming revenue (GGR) of nearly $88 million from slots, tables, and sports betting since its November 2020 opening through October 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The Cordish property employs 521 workers who have been collectively compensated $21 million in wages and benefits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Live! Casino Pittsburgh marked its one-year operating anniversary on Nov. 25. The Pennsylvania satellite casino is celebrating by announcing expansion plans for the Westmoreland property. Baltimore-based Cordish Companies, which owns and operates Live! Pittsburgh, says the company is listening to customer feedback and embarking on new gaming and entertainment amenities to satisfy patron demand. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":195622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3313],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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