Pennsylvania Casino Industry Posts Record Revenues

Sands Bethlehem, which grabbed the lion’s share of Pennsylvania’s record table game haul, but missed out overall to its rival that is closest, Parx Casino.
Pennsylvania’s gambling enterprises reported the best results in their nine-year history for the 12 months ending June 30, 2016. In line with the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, income from slots and dining table games topped $3.2 billion for the period, toppling the previous record by $86 million. Year table games revenue alone was $839 million, up nearly 8 percent on last.
Sheldon Adelson’s Sands Bethlehem may be the biggest casino in the state and, as expected, it took the lion’s share of table games revenue, some $228.1 million, up 12.4 percent year-on-year, and dwarfing its closest competitor, Parx Casino, which took $155 million.
Rogue Chip Smuggler
Sands achieved this impressive figure, incidentally, despite the revelation that one of the casino’s table game supervisors was charged today with removing high-domination potato chips from the casino secreted inside her bra.
Local girl Brandy Micheli-Cheatham, 44, was spotted by eagle-eyed security staff stuffing six purple chips, each worth $500, into her underclothing. She admitted to your crime after being apprehended by casino staff that has initially figured she ended up being just happy to see them.
Despite all the exciting distractions down at the Sands, Adelson’s joint was not the top of list for overall g Continue Reading
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