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Philadelphia City Council Rules
Committee Unanimously Approves
Zoning For $450 Million Stadium
District Hotel And Casino
T
he Philadelphia City Council Rules Committee today
unanimously endorsed the zoning for Stadium Casino,
LLC’s new destination hotel casino resort in Philadelphia’s
Stadium District. The Project, which was awarded the last casino
license in the Commonwealth by the Pennsylvania Gaming
Control Board in late 2014, is being developed in partnership
between The Cordish Companies and Parx Casino (“Parx”).
The privately financed $450 million world-class project will
include a Las Vegas-style casino floor featuring more than 2,000
slot machines and more than 125 table games; a new 200+ room
luxury hotel, spa and conference center; valet parking and an
approximately 2,600 space parking garage; local and nationallyrecognized destination restaurants; and live entertainment venues.
The Project is immediately proximate to the Philadelphia Sports
Complex, already a major tourist destination, drawing 8.5 million
visitors a year. Ideally situated off Interstates 76 and 95, the property
is positioned to become a true regional destination resort casino.
Stadium Casino, LLC will set a new standard in development in
the City of Philadelphia in the areas of economic opportunity
and inclusivity for local residents. The Project will generate over
$2 billion in economic stimulus along with $100 million in tax
revenues for the City in just its first five years of operation, including
$25 million to Philadelphia’s School District. Stadium Casino
will also create 3,000 new construction jobs which will generate
approximately $145 million in estimated new wages and salaries
(direct and indirect) during construction. Upon completion of
the Project, 2,000 new permanent jobs will be created. Hourly
workers will earn a living wage of at least $12 per hour for all
employment categories including subcontractors and vendors.
Career opportunities will be available in every field, including hotel
operations, finance, marketing, human resources, information
technologies, food and beverage, facilities, security and surveillance
and gaming operations.
The Stadium District Hotel and Casino project will be one of the
major charitable contributors and participants in the community
and has received support from all five surrounding South
Philadelphia Neighborhood Groups. Stadium Casino remains
committed to engaging community groups and residents within the
civic associations to work together to enact improvements in the
neighborhoods and has established a Community Charitable Fund
amounting to a minimum of $15 million in grants from the project
to local communities during construction and the first 20 years of
operations.
With wearables such as the Apple Watch
becoming the new must-have mobile
technology for travelers, hotels need to
“gear up” so that guests can “charge up”
these devices. Next week at HX: The Hotel
Experience, Kube Systems will showcase
an innovative accessory for guestrooms
and public spaces that enables Apple Watch
wearing travelers to charge their devices
and leave Magsafe charging cables at home.
The new KS Arm™ with built‐in Magsafe
charger will be available to hotels equipped
with the KS Clock™ (in-room) and KS
Portable™ (public spaces)