Philadelphia Park’s Slot Machines

Philadelphia Park Casino has only been open for four months, yet they are supposedly in need of more slot machines. The casino says that they are so busy that they need more slot machines, bars and lounges to handle the crowds that have been coming in. They have already brought in almost $1 billion in bets since it opened near the end of December, and show no signs of stopping.

They told the state that they are going to need about 336 more slot machines to bring their total to 2,412. Many say that the casino already has more than enough slot machines and feel that their request should be denied. They say that with slot machines ultimately come crime and despair, and that the casino is only going to add to that by bringing in more slot machines.

However, police say that that is not the case. They say that not only will more slot machines not hurt the area, the first group did not either. They report that gambling has not brought any additional crime to the area, as far as that outside the casino. There have been problems at the casino with accidents and thefts, but those are within the casino – not outside of it.

Township police say that the casino has a zero tolerance policy and at any sort of problem they call the police. They said that they have made 16 arrests but they feel that is a very small amount considering what the slot machines could have brought in. Since opening, the casino has brought in $923 million, which puts them in the front for revenue. Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs opened about a month earlier, but they are only at $676 million. Harrah’s opened about a month after them and they have brought in $627 million.

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