The operator has committed to living wages for all team members, with a minimum of $12 per hour. “We think it’s fantastic what we’ve built here, and a fantastic opportunity to put a lot of people to work, when so much of the country right now is putting people out of work,” Rob Norton (l.), president of Cordish Gaming, told GGB News and other outlets at a media tour ahead of last week’s Preview Days. Last week, the effort culminated in the unveiling of a property that carries the Cordish Live! brand to Philadelphia with 5,000 jobs (3,000 in construction 2,000 permanent) and an estimated economic impact in the neighborhood of $2 billion in the first five years of operation, at a time any economic stimulus is sorely needed.

Through its subsidiary Stadium Casino, the developer opened Live! Casino Pittsburgh in December-the first of the state’s Category 4 satellite casinos to open, and likely the only one to open ahead of its host property.Īmid industrywide shutdowns, Cordish soldiered on with both construction projects. In fact, it’s the second Pennsylvania casino opened by Baltimore-based Cordish Companies in as many months. Its extensive FanDuel Sportsbook and Lounge gives patrons the ability to bet on sports while lounging in style.Īs remarkable as the new casino property’s sports vibe is the very fact that it’s opening in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. Live! Philadelphia’s collection of bars and lounges are adorned with huge LED screens beaming sports contests. The casino-hotel is located in the middle of the city’s Stadium District, surrounded not only by the Phillies ballpark but the Philadelphia Eagles’ Lincoln Financial Field NFL stadium and the Wells Fargo Center, home to NHL hockey’s Philadelphia Flyers. Sports are woven into the new property, which opened last week for reservation-only Preview Days ahead of its February 11 grand opening. It looks directly toward home plate at Citizens Bank Park, the home of Major League Baseball’s Philadelphia Phillies.

The view from the mid-level suites at the new Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia reveal just how unique the property is.

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