Philly Casino Hopefuls Make Their Pitch Today
NBC 10: “The Pennsylvania Convention Center will play host to a beauty contest of sorts, as six groups of wealthy businessmen and casino company representatives deliver their sales pitch to state gambling regulators in their pursuit of a potentially lucrative casino license in Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board’s daylong hearing at the convention center Tuesday will give each applicant about 45 minutes to showcase their casino plans. The eventual winner, expected sometime later this year, will have the right to build the second casino in Philadelphia.”
CBS Philly: “There will be a chance for the public to have its say, in April, with a decision by the gaming board likely toward the end of the year. Tuesday’s event is in Room 103a of the Convention Center, which Harbach says has room for about 350 people. But you can also watch it online at the board’s website,GamingControlBoard.pa.gov.”
Inky: “First up at 9 a.m. Tuesday is Ken Goldenberg’s Market East Associates L.P. The group announced last week that Mohegan Sun would be the operator for its proposed $500 million casino and entertainment complex at Eighth and Market Streets, to be called Market8. … Last to make a presentation, at 3 p.m., will be Bart Blatstein. The developer is touting the Provence at 400 N. Broad St. and gave a tour Monday of the property – once home to The Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily News, and Philly.com – and what he envisions as a $700 million casino-entertainment complex.”
