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Gaming Control Board Awards License to Stadium Casino LLP Project in South Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today awarded a Category 2 license to Stadium Casino, LLP which will permit the operation of a casino at 900 Packer Avenue in Philadelphia. Stadium Casino, LLP is a joint venture between Greenwood Gaming & Entertainment, LP which currently operates the Parx Casino in Bucks County, Pennsylvania and the Cordish Companies which operates both the Maryland LIVE Casino near Annapolis, Maryland and the Xfinity LIVE entertainment complex in Philadelphia.
About the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is tasked to oversee all aspects of gambling involving 18 land-based casinos, online casino games, retail and online sports wagering, and Video Gaming Terminals (VGTs) at qualified truck stops, along with the regulation of online fantasy sports contests.
The land-based casino industry in Pennsylvania consists of six racetrack (Category 1) casinos, five stand-alone (Category 2) casinos, two resort (Category 3) casinos and five mini-casinos (Category 4). A significant job generator in the Commonwealth, casinos and the other types of Board-regulated gaming generated $2.98 billion in tax revenue and fees in 2025.
Additional information about both the PGCB’s gaming regulatory efforts and Pennsylvania’s gaming industry can be found at gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov.