Tuesday, December 10, 2013

High Stakes: The eseential guide to Philly's next casino - Who has the winning hand?

Gaming mogul Steve Wynn, was one of six applicants vying for Philadelphia´s second gaming license. (Ed Hille / Staff Photographer)

Wynn seeks online gaming head in Philly

Casino mogul Steve Wynn is not finished with Philadelphia, afterall. He's looking to hire a director of online gaming products, to be based here. Online...

The owners of Parx Casino, known for huge charitable donations, are fighting for a lower property-tax bill in Bensalem Township and have paid their property taxes under protest for the last three years.

Parx Casino is fighting for lower property tax

Rendering of proposed Market8 Casino

Keating joins Market8 project after panning it

Infographic: How gambling revenue is distributed

The Hollywood Casino Philadelphia as proposed by Penn National, in which some revenue would flow to the city. (Source: Penn National Gaming Inc.)

Penn National bets on a spin-off

A rendering of Wynn Philadelphia which would have been located along the Delaware River in Fishtown.

Wynn kills Philly casino proposal

The testimony for the PGCB at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on September 24, 2013. (Colin Kerrigan / Philly.com)

Report projects impact of casino plans

The Finalists: Playing to Win

South Philadelphia

Casino Revolution

The Hollywood Casino proposal features a location close to Citizens Bank Park in south Philadelphia. The Philadelphia casino proposal features a casino with 2,050 slot machines, 66 table games and 15 poker tables.(Photos courtesy of Hollywood Casino)

South Philadelphia

Hollywood Casino

South Philadelphia

Live! Hotel & Casino

Wynn Philadelphia

Wynn Philadelphia

The Provence Casino philadelphia

North Philadelphia

A rendering for the proposed Market8 casino, which will also feature a 4-star hotel, shops and restaurants. (Courtesy image)

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Rendering of proposed Market8 Casino

Who's behind the curtain on casino bids?

Casinos, corruption & Pa.'s 'Quiet Don'

Rendering of proposed Market8 Casino

African American leaders bet on one casino proposal in Philly

Rendering of proposed Market8 Casino

Phila. NAACP, others back Market8

When SugarHouse Casino opened its doors in 2010, about 42 percent of its slot revenues came from Parx and Harrah’s Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Dreary forecast for Pennsylvania gaming

The Wynn Philadelphia proposal features a 300-room hotel in Fishtown. (Photo courtesy of Wynn Philadelphia)

Wynn kills his casino proposal

SugarHouse expansion, west entrance.

SugarHouse expansion plans unveiled

Gaming mogul Steve Wynn, who is one of six applicants vying for Philadelphia´s second gaming license. (Ed Hille / Staff Photographer)

The frustrations of Steve Wynn

Members of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board listening to a casino applicant earlier this year. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

New traffic studies released by Philly casino applicants

Horses and jockeys come out of the gate during the first race of the day last Saturday at Parx in Bensalem, Bucks County. (Colin Kerrigan / Philly.com)

Slots players send $1.5 billion to horse- racing industry

Nunzio Patruno of Nunzio´s in Collingswood.

Collingswood chef lands Philly casino deal

Wynn Philadelphia River Walk

Which casino do you think will have the greatest economic impact on Philadelphia?

Are casino operators planning to partner with local chefs and farms?

Casinos' plans call for lavish restaurants

Slots machines at Harrah´s Philadelphia

Slots tumble at Harrah's Philadelphia

Blatstein: Broad St. best for 'Vegas-type' casino

Interviews: Six visions

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In cartoons: Philadelphia's casino proposals

Infographic: How gambling revenue is distributed

Casino Plans: How the chips are stacked

Map Philly Casino Locations

Infographic Follow the Money