…plans to open up an entertainment center in Fishtown, across from The Barbary and Sugarhouse Casino. The Fillmore, as it will be called, will be a performance venue capable of… [continue reading…]
…District, which is funded through the SugarHouse Casino community benefits agreement. “They constantly donate money to different neighborhood organizations to help with programs, just like this one,” said Landry. “None… [continue reading…]
…concerns of Casino-Free Philadelphia before the construction of SugarHouse. She is worried the casino would bring more crime and traffic to the area, but does recognize the project’s potential to… [continue reading…]
As part of the Community Benefits Agreement with SugarHouse Casino, the Penn Treaty Special Services District has received $500,000 per year from SugarHouse since opening in 2010. Once SugarHouse’s second… [continue reading…]
…Liberties, Old Richmond and South Kensington. These payments are set to increase to $1 million per year once SugarHouse’s second phase is completed. “SugarHouse Casino is proud to be an… [continue reading…]
…preservation and in some cases, restoration, of the Delaware River and all its tributaries. During Sugarhouse Casino’s construction, Van Rossum and her network were instrumental in keeping the casino from… [continue reading…]
…at gunpoint in the SugarHouse parking lot. Despite having many security guards and numerous surveillance cameras, it was said that the crime happened too quickly for security to intervene. The… [continue reading…]
…two casinos and we took five applications.” The PGCB granted licenses to SugarHouse in Fishtown and Foxwoods in South Philadelphia. Three other bids for casino locations were turned down. Both… [continue reading…]
In 2006, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board awarded SugarHouse Casino one of two gaming licenses for Philadelphia. SugarHouse, along with the now-defunct Foxwoods casino proposal in South Philadelphia, was set… [continue reading…]
…with casinos and what can be done to stop them coming to the city. John Donnelly is the founder of Donnelly and Associates, P.C. and SugarHouse Casino’s legal representation in… [continue reading…]
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