It’s touting itself as, “the first comprehensive gaming, resort, entertainment and sports destination in the United States. There will also be a 2,600-square-foot parking garage attached to the project. The casino calls for 2,000 slot machines and 125 game tables, while the hotel will have 200-plus rooms. If all goes to plan, Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia should open its doors in 2020. Night Ranger will perform at the SugarHouse Casino Event Center on Friday, April 27, at 9 p.m. The SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia has completed a two-day operational test period and received approval from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board for its SugarHouse Sportsbook to officially open for business. of Baltimore, told the Inquirer that construction on the $600 million casino and hotel will begin in 2018. The rock band to perform its greatest hits at Philly’s casino. Cordish, chairman and CEO of Cordish Cos. Local would-be competitor SugarHouse Casino had filed an appeal against Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia, challenging the ownership.īut on Thursday, Governor Tom Wolf repealed the 2004 ownership restriction, thereby making SugarHouse’s appeal moot. But until Thursday, Pennsylvania had an ownership restriction on casinos that prohibited owners from having stake in more than one casino.

Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia, proposed for South Philly near all of the stadiums, is partially owned by Watche 'Bob' Manoukian, who also owns a casino in Bensalem. A casino and hotel project that’s long been in the works has cleared its latest legal hurdle, meaning the project could begin construction in South Philly as early as next year.