Pa. will become a big casino state in ‘07
A hectic and historic 2006 has pushed Pennsylvania closer to becoming one of the nation’s biggest commercial gambling states.
In 12 months, Pennsylvania could boast slot-machine gambling parlors in every corner. As more gambling halls are built, the state’s industry could double in size the following year to more than 30,000 slot machines. In 2009 or 2010, slots could take in $3 billion a year — the magic number that Gov. Ed Rendell has projected.
Pennsylvanians can expect the SugarHouse Casino and Foxwoods Casino Philadelphia to sprout on opposite flanks of the Ben Franklin Bridge. The Majestic Star Casino will join Pittsburgh’s two major sports stadiums on the Ohio River. And Sands Bethworks Casino is touted as a new life for the now-stilled flagship factory of Bethlehem Steel Corp.