Monday, February 18, 2013
Sands Casino brings in $14 million in gross revenue from table games in January, a $4 million increase over a year ago, Gaming Control Board says.
The Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem shattered its previous record for table games play in January, grossing nearly $14 million, according to figures released last week by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Combined with the $22.9 million the Sands grossed from slot machine play, the casino brought in $36.9 million in revenue as opposed to the $32.5 million in revenue the South Bethlehem casino brought in during January 2012. An increase of $4 million in revenue from table games play at the Sands represented a 40 percent increase over a year ago, cementing the Bethlehem casino as the most popular place for table games in Pennsylvania. Statewide, at all 11 Pennsylvania casinos, table games brought in 12 percent more gross revenue than …
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Approval means Sands Bethlehem Casino Resort can add 31 new table games, giving it more table games than any other casino in Pennsylvania. 107 new jobs anticipated.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
The Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem received approval Tuesday to add 31 new table games, giving it the most table games of any casino in the state, according to a report in The Express-Times. The casino would expand its gaming floor by 2,600 square feet and move 837 slot machines to make way for the extra table games, according to the story. When the renovations are done, the Sands will have 183 table games. The new games will mean 107 new jobs, a Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board spokesman told the newspaper. With that, Northampton Community College has already announced a new information session for its Casino Training Program. The session will be held Tuesday, Dec. 4, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Room 605 of the Fowler Family SouthSide …
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Revenue at Pennsylvania's 11 casinos - including the Sands in Bethlehem - is up more than 5 percent over August 2011
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012
HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported on its web site that August gross revenue at the 11 operating casinos was $210,584,315, a figure 5.7 percent higher than gross revenue from slots in August 2011. For the 10 casinos that were open for the full month of August in both 2011 and 2012, there was also an increase in slot machine gross revenue of 3.7 percent. That comparison does not include the Valley Forge Casino Resort which opened at the end of March 2012. Tax revenue to the Commonwealth this August totaled $113,558,137. Gross revenue for each of the casinos operating in August 2012 is as follows, with the percentage change reflected for those casinos that were operating in August of both years: Casino August 2012 …
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Friday, January 6, 2012
Sands and other Pa. casinos made more money in 2011
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Friday, January 6, 2012
December's gross revenue from slot machines was almost 14 percent higher than revenue produced the previous year, according to figures released by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board this week. Slots revenue at Bethlehem's Sands Casino increased 13 percent - rising from $20.7 million in December 2010 to $23.4 million in December 2011. The only Pennsylvania casino that made more money from slots last year was Parx Casino in Philadelphia. The Sands set a record for table game revenue in August and also had a strong showing in October. Gaming Control Board Executive Director Kevin O'Toole says good weather, an improving economy, and continued fine-tuning of marketing by casinos likely fueled December's revenue growth. Overall casino revenue…
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Carmen
10:33 am on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Small businesses are suffering right now because people claim they have no money to spend-so who are these people that are spending in the casinos-in my experience with the slot machines they are a break even game or you may make some but most people put it right back in-instead I would rather take my money and help support the small mom and pop businesses that are struggling right now-then I can… more ›