{"id":25392,"date":"2019-11-19T10:52:54","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T18:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=25392"},"modified":"2020-10-19T06:50:24","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T14:50:24","slug":"next-stop-hempfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/next-stop-hempfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Next stop, Hempfield!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cordish Gaming<\/strong> has broken ground<\/a> on its Hempfield Township<\/strong> satellite casino in Pennsylvania<\/strong>. The $150 million property will have 750 slots and 30 table games, as well as a 445-seat sports book. The casino will fill the space left by the defunct Bon-Ton<\/strong> department store. The casino is scheduled for late-2020 completion, by which time we should know if the Keystone State is oversaturated with gambling or not.<\/p>\n

Jottings<\/em>: Rutgers University<\/strong> has issued another sky-is-falling report on the Atlantic City<\/strong> market. The study provides ammunition for bipartisan New Jersey<\/strong> lawmakers who want to cap the number of casinos by statute, \"\"thwarting Bart Blatstein<\/strong>‘s plan to bring gambling back to the Showboat<\/strong> hotel … In other Boardwalk news, Caesars Entertainment<\/strong> just pumped $11 million into the Bally’s Atlantic City<\/strong> sports book, possibly running a cart and horses through Eldorado Resorts<\/strong>‘ presumed desire to sell it … In Arkansas<\/strong>, the Cherokee Nation<\/strong> has applied for permission to build a casino either in Dover<\/strong> or Russellville<\/strong>. The Arkansas Racing Commission<\/strong> will not act on the application until a pair of lawsuits are adjudicated … Mohegan Sun<\/strong>‘s Inspire<\/strong> project in South Korea<\/strong> will be completed\u2014in 12 years<\/a>. That’s what we call ‘long-range vision’ … The Kentucky<\/strong> Lege will revisit the issue of sports betting this year, a prospect given new life by the election of Gov. Andy Beshear<\/strong> (D) … Las Vegas Sands<\/strong> is pondering wireless gambling<\/a> in the 40 private suites that will comprise Kamu Ultra Karaoke<\/strong>. The noon-’til-dawn ultra lounge \"\"debuts early next year. Reports Eater Vegas<\/em>, “The kitchen serves dishes such as fresh oysters, pizzas, and churro doughnut holes, while bottle service feeds singers who need liquid courage.” … Step back in time with the Golden Nugget Las Vegas<\/strong>, which is hosting a video tour<\/a> of Frank Sinatra<\/strong>‘s dressing room, still in mint condition … A racketeering lawsuit against Wynn Resorts<\/strong> by the former owner of Suffolk Downs<\/strong> has been dismissed, thank heavens … That didn’t take long: Blackstone Group<\/strong>‘s purchase of Bellagio<\/strong> closed yesterday … It may cost a little bit more to park at McCarran International Airport<\/strong> but, hey, it’s the first fee increase in six years. Wish we could say that about resort fees … Golden Entertainment<\/strong> stock surged 6% on the news that board member Anthony Marnell Jr<\/strong>. had bought 64,100 shares. High leverage and low cash flow have made GDEN \"\"stock a relative bargain … As if MGM Springfield<\/strong> didn’t have enough problems, Springfield<\/strong> Mayor Domenic Sarno<\/strong>‘s communications director was arrested at the casino for “malicious destruction.” Marian Sullivan<\/strong> was found in a resort elevator, apparently intoxicated after supposedly wreaking havoc in a restaurant and then in the parking garage. Ironically, Sullivan is a former MGM Grand<\/strong> intern. We guess she won’t be getting any job offers from Leo the Lion anytime soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cordish Gaming has broken ground on its Hempfield Township satellite casino in Pennsylvania. The $150 million property will have 750 slots and 30 table games, as well as a 445-seat sports book. The casino will fill the space left by … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[179,23,244,70,18,51,14,199,4,97,140,37,116,241,189,112,245,167,95,25,187,243,9,20,38,233],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25392"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25392"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25392\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28451,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25392\/revisions\/28451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}