Pennsylvania

Week In Review

by Marc October 2, 2011
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I don’t really remember much from last week besides going out to write every day and having a lot to share! I’m finally getting caught up from being sick. Yay. I’m looking forward I have a visit from my parents and G2E next week. G2E is the Global Gaming Expo, which is the casino trade [...]

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Sand Bethlehem #1 in PA

by Marc September 28, 2011
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While Stiffs and Georges often points out that Sands Bethlehem isn’t doing great business for Las Vegas Sands corporation, the casino is now the #1 revenue producing casino in Pennsylvania. Last month Sands was the leading revenue-generating casino, while Parx fell to #2. Parx’s 172 tables brought in $9,674,727 in revenues last month, down from just [...]

Tagged as: Atlantic City, Casino, Economy, Las Vegas Sands, New Jersey, Parx, Pennsylvania, Sands

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Happy Birthday SugarHouse Casino!

by Marc September 26, 2011
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This weekend the SugarHouse casino in Philadelphia, PA celebrated its first birthday. Hooray. Where’s my piece of cake?! Of course, like the rest of the casino business not everything is A-OK. Though SugarHouse has no competition in the city and a vast population to draw from, first-year gross revenue was $212.2 million, less than half [...]

Tagged as: Atlantic City, Birthday, Chester, Construction, Death Blow, Harrah's, Parx, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, SugarHouse

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Week In Review

by Marc April 3, 2011
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I thought this was a busy week on ECG, but it wasn’t too busy on ECG proper. It was busy throughout the new ECG family, which now includes Get Vegas Apps and (the work in progress) Free Picks and Fun!  Truth is all blogs are works in progress, but I’m still trying to find the [...]

Tagged as: 3 Dice Football, Andre Ward, App, Arthur Abraham, Baseball, Boxing, Britney Spears, Caesars, Cosmopolitan, Internet Gambling, Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao, MLB, Mlife, Music, Pennsylvania, Review, Sands, Shane Mosely, Vegas Streats, Wynn, Yelp

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Gambling Down I-95

by Marc April 1, 2011
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Our pal, JMP decided to travel a little bit down I-95 to do a little East Coast Gambling.  I’ve been pretty excited for this trip as it is a great look into what the east coast offers gamblers besides Atlantic City.  I’m hoping to have more trip reports like this from up and down the [...]

Tagged as: Casino, Delaware Park, East Coast, Gambling, Harrah's Chester, Parx, Pennsylvania, SugarHouse, Travel, Video Poker

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Sands Bethlehem Opening Hotel In May

by Marc March 30, 2011
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Sands Pennsylvania in Bethlehem, PA is opening its hotel tower in May – just over a month from now. The Sands Hotel at the Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, Pa., will be a 300-room, luxury hotel and the largest in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley area, the company announced this week. The hotel will include 16 executive [...]

Tagged as: Bethlehem, Casino, Hotel, Pennsylvania, Sands, Travel

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Week In Review

by Marc March 20, 2011
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It was a slow week while I was away at Harrah’s Ak-Chin and taking in some Cactus League games, but that will change in the next week while I’ll have a bunch to report back on. In the meantime check my flickr gallery for some pictures of my trip and check the stories below. Harrah’s [...]

Tagged as: Basketball, Boxing, Cactus League, Casino, Cosmopolitan, Downtown, Flamingo, Gambling, Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, March Madness, NCAA, Pai Gow, Pennsylvania, Poker, Sports, Spring Training

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SugarHouse Casino Already Looking to Expand

by Marc February 11, 2011
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The SugarHouse casino in Philadelphia, which is already exceeding revenue expectations, is looking to expand their casino floor by 16 tables and to 53,000+ square feet from 51,000. To meet increasing demand, SugarHouse is planning to add 14 new tables, pending PGCB approval, bringing its total table offering from 43 to 57.  The specific games [...]

Tagged as: Atlantic City, Casino, Jim's Cheesesteak, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, SugarHouse

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Seven Stars Insider – February 2011 Edition

by Marc February 8, 2011
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Here’s the latest edition of Seven Stars Insider.  This is an easy read and an excellent resource for Harrah’s players.  Head over to Seven Stars Insider to sign up for the newsletter.  There is a lot of information in this edition, so read on for all the goods. Seven Stars Insider – February 2011 NOTE: [...]

Tagged as: Atlantic City, Ballys, BB King, Bills, Bioxi, Caesars, Chester, Comps, Concert, Harrah's, Las Vegas, Margaritaville, Mia, NCL Cruise, Palms, Pennsylvania, Primavera, Rio, Seven Stars, Seven Stars Insider, Total Rewards

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1(800)Gambler

by Marc January 11, 2011

60 Minutes ran a piece on Sunday about addiction to slot machines and while they come off as very anti-gambling they failed to mention that if people need help they can call 1-800-gambler.  Here’s the video if you haven’t seen it. If nothing else, it’s worth it to watch PA Governor Ed Rendell get crazy [...]

Tagged as: Addiction, Casino, Crazy Eyes, Ed Rendell, Gambling, Pennsylvania, Slot Machines

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