The Sands Casino in Bethlehem, PA was built with high expectations and plans for extravagant hotels and features. However, the unexpected recession caused them to hault construction on a massive hotel/resort partway through the project.
Everyone is celebrating now that they got the ok to continue construction over a year later. They will be completing the 300 room hotel and did the “re-groundbreaking” to signify the start of the end.
Besides making the casino atmosphere better, this project brings a lot of jobs to the area. They have brought on 100 construction workers for the project and after that, another 100 workers will be needed to work at the hotel.
In the beginning, the place planned to have a hotel, mall, casino, and event center and they are still waiting on the mall and event center. This recession has hit a lot of people hard and I can imagine how it must have been impossible to finish these projects.
The casino will be getting table games this summer so if you are traveling and looking for something to do, check out the Sands casino and hotel and let me know how it is.
Add Texas to the list of US states that are deeply in need of money and considering legalizing certain forms of gambling. The whole world has been hit hard and the economy has really taken it’s toll on the individual US states and their budget. Many of the states need more money and think legalizing gambling is the best way to get it.
I can’t get enough poker in my life so in between working and traveling and family, I always try to fit in some reading. I’ve always been a Bluff Magazine kind of guy. It’s hard to explain how it started but it did and now I’m stuck on it. We all develop brands we like better than others and become loyal to them and that’s what happened to me.