And while these details are recent developments, the plan already has its opponents.ĭuring the briefing construction, trades union members staged a protest on behalf of MGM, and we couldn’t find a single resident of the area who think a casino in the area is a good idea. To sweeten the deal, Parx is offering up to $100 million to improve Route 210 and promising to pay 5-percent more in state taxes than the law requires. 'There will be 5,700 jobs and $1 billion a year in economic development as a result of this.' '5,000 jobs and $626 million of economic output just during construction,' Ricci explained. County casino - that his plan is better than MGM’s at National Harbor and Penn National’s at Rosecroft Raceway because it will mean a rebirth for the surrounding community. 'It will be an elegant, national destination resort,' described Anthony Ricci, Parx Casino's CEO who told the state committee – which will ultimately decide the location of the planned PG. Sketches show a 14-story, 250-room hotel with a 200,00 square-foot casino - all sprawled out on a 26-acre parcel at the corner of Indian Head Highway and Old Fort Road. Washington came late in the process and has seen less publicity than the two other competitors, it is no less grand. (WJLA) – Though the Parx Casino proposal for Ft.
