Parx’s location north of the city, which is actually closer to New Jersey capital Trenton than Philly, has relied more on drive-in traffic than the other Philadelphia casinos. Economic concerns and a pandemic kept Parx’s hotel plans on hold until recently.<\/p>\n
\nThis is the culmination of a plan that has been in the works for over a decade,”<\/strong> Parx attorney Michael Meginniss told the Bensalem Township Council. “We’re very excited.”<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nMeginniss informed the local officials that the casino plans to start construction later this year and anticipates finishing the hotel in 2025. The Parx hotel will have a fitness center, spa, coffee spot, guest rooms, an event space, and restaurants.<\/p>\n
The 13-story tower will include guest rooms with south-facing downtown city views. An outdoor event lawn is also in the blueprint. The Parx hotel will be connected to the casino through an enclosed walkway.<\/p>\n
Investing for the Future<\/b><\/h2>\n Parx Casino was the richest casino in Pennsylvania last year, with gross gaming revenue (GGR) above $617 million. Parx topped the list of Pennsylvania’s 16 brick-and-mortar casinos in terms of land-based GGR.<\/p>\n
Parx’s iGaming operations added $44.9 million, and the BetParx Sportsbook another $16 million for a combined 2022 GGR haul of approximately $677.9 million.<\/p>\n
Meginniss says the hotel will only further increase Parx’s gaming activity and, ideally, the local economy as a whole.<\/p>\n
\nWe think this is going to have a downstream effect not just for the casino but hopefully for other businesses and restaurants in the area,”<\/strong> Meginniss explained. “We look at this as the continuation of an ongoing investment in the Bensalem community.”<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nParx recently expanded its footprint in Pennsylvania by opening its satellite casino in Cumberland County. Parx Casino Shippensburg<\/a> opened last month with 500 slot machines and 48 electronic table games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Parx Casino in Bensalem, Pa., about 10 miles north of downtown Philadelphia, is finally moving forward with the construction of its on-site resort hotel. The Bensalem Township Council on Monday evening signed off on Parx’s plans to construct a 13-story hotel with about 300 guest rooms. The facility will include two new restaurants and a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":264371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,33810],"tags":[82211,45,81949],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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