3/16/2022

When Is Philly Live Casino Opening

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Construction is expected to begin in 2018 with the complex ideally opening in 2020. While the name on the permit states Stadium Casino, there has been no official word from Cordish or its development partner Greenwood Gaming & Entertainment Inc. Whether the name has officially been changed from Live! Hotel and Casino Philadelphia. Went to Rivers Casino (formerly Sugar House) in Philly during a pub crawl with my brother. Casino was pretty decent sized, had a good selection of tables and slots, with a few bars as well. Located in the Northern Liberties neighborhood (I think), it is the most centrally located of the Philly casinos, most of the other ones are in the suburbs. South Philadelphia’s long-delayed Live! Hotel & Casino Philadelphia will be open and operating in 2020, according to developer Stadium Casino LLC. Gilbane Building Company is the general contractor for the project. Demolition is scheduled to begin in December 2018, with construction beginning in 2019.

Construction is expected to begin in 2018 with the complex ideally opening in 2020. While the name on the permit states Stadium Casino, there has been no official word from Cordish or its development partner Greenwood Gaming & Entertainment Inc. Whether the name has officially been changed from Live! Hotel and Casino Philadelphia. If all goes to plan, Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia should open its doors in 2020. The casino calls for 2,000 slot machines and 125 game tables, while the hotel will have 200-plus rooms. There will also be a 2,600-square-foot parking garage attached to the project.

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SugarHouse, Parx and Harrah’s are about to have that much more competition in Philadelphia as Live! Casino and Hotel is set to open a $700 million property by the end of 2020.

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The mammoth building will be located in walking distance to Citizens Bank Park, giving Parx’s South Philadelphia Turf Club sportsbook competition on the same block.

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The close proximity to the South Philadelphia Sports Complex should benefit Live! Casino immensely.

“The new Live! Casino & Hotel spearheads the transformation of the Philadelphia Stadium District into an integrated sports, entertainment and casino resort destination,” a statement from Live! Casino & Hotel said. “The project sits adjacent to Xfinity Live!, the highly successful dining, entertainment, and hospitality destination developed and owned in partnership between The Cordish Companies and Comcast Spectator … The opening of the $700 million casino resort destination will transform the Philadelphia Stadium District into the only place in the country to experience big league action from four major professional sports teams, best-in-class dining and entertainment, and world class gaming and hotel accommodations.”

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When Is Philly Live Casino Opening

As a comp, the top physical sportsbook in New Jersey – FanDuel – operates in the shadow of MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford and the top retail shop in the state of Pennsylvania is Rivers Casino – which is steps from Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.

Even with online sports betting about to kick off in Pennsylvania, industry experts believe the physical books will still get plenty of traffic.

“Retail will always be a viable part of our success,” FanDuel President and COO Kip Levin told MetroBet last month. “There’s a healthy social aspect at a physical sportsbook as people want to be there with their friends.”

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Surely a traditional casino atmosphere will lend itself well to Live’s sportsbook as well. Live! is projected to have 2,200 slot machines, 125 table games and over 200 hotel rooms.

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Officials for the casino say that it will create approximately 2,000 new direct and indirect jobs as well.

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Live! is owned and managed by Stadium Casino LLC, which is an affiliate of The Cordish Companies.