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SugarHouse crowns champion of $100,000 guaranteed poker tournament

30 April 2015

After players smashed the $100,000 Guaranteed prize pool in the SugarHouse Casino $100,000 Guaranteed Poker Showdown, Adam Williams of Philadelphia walked away with the top prize in the city’s first major poker tournament.

Analyst: Philadelphia doesn't need another casino

1 December 2014

Analysts don’t believe a fifth Philadelphia-area casino can thrive in what’s becoming an oversaturated market.

Mohegan Sun loses to Stadium Casino in Philadelphia casino license

19 November 2014

Stadium Casino prevail in Philadelphia license bid beating out Mohegan Sun and three other proposals.

Strictly Slots Magazine awards SugarHouse Casino with top honors

3 November 2014

The award was part of the publication’s annual “Best of Slots” program, ranking 12 Pennsylvania casinos in 18 distinct categories.

Philadelphia Mayor wants movement on casino license

29 October 2014

Philadelphia City Mayor Michael Nutter has urged movement on the second casino license.

SugarHouse Casino makes fifth $500,000 contribution to Penn Treaty Special Services District

8 October 2014

SugarHouse Casino made its annual contribution to the Penn Treaty Special Services District today, as part of its ongoing commitment to giving back to the community.

Sugarhouse Casino fined $58,000 by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board for incorrect slot machine settings

6 August 2014

Fine of $58,000 levied against SugarHouse HSP Gaming, LP, over incorrect slot machine settings.

Penn National Gaming withdraws bid for casino license in Philadelphia

27 June 2014

Penn National Gaming today formally withdrew its proposal for a $480 million Hollywood Casino Philadelphia.

2013 Great Women of Gaming Award winners announced

23 June 2014

Proven Leader and Rising Star Awards announced as the Great Women of Gaming Awards are revealed.

SugarHouse team members create Philly's newest casino game

30 April 2014

“Props & Hops,” a variation of Craps, was created and developed entirely by two SugarHouse Casino team members—Mark Grochala and Tom McCann.

Despite media report, Wynn Resorts is finished with Philadelphia

10 December 2013

The Las Vegas-based gaming company issued the statement after a planphilly.com report Friday suggested Wynn Resorts Chairman and CEO Steve Wynn was not finished with Philadelphia, despite his company’s license-application withdrawal.

$290,000 in fines levied by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board

21 November 2013

Largest of the fines, $200,000, was levied against the Valley Forge Convention Center Partners, L.P., operator of the Valley Force Casino Resort in Montgomery County.

Philadelphia's current operators appear unfazed over prospects of new competition

20 May 2013

Philadelphia’s casinos continue to seek ways to grow market share by draining business from Atlantic City and fending off competition from elsewhere in the state and from emerging gaming markets in New York and Maryland.

Sugarhouse Casino expansion approved

17 May 2013

The approved modifications include changes to the parking garage, an expansion of the current gaming floor space, and the addition of new space for events.

A battle as tough as Philly itself

29 April 2013

Six different groups and partnerships, including Wynn Resorts Ltd., Penn National Gaming, Isle of Capri Casinos and Cordish Cos., have applied with state gaming regulators for the right to own Philadelphia’s last casino license.

Wynn Resorts to bid for casino in Philadelphia

9 November 2012

The chairman of Wynn Resorts Ltd. proposes to build a 150,000-square-foot casino with 900 slot machines and 100 table games and a 300-room hotel on about 60 acres of waterfront property, a company spokesman confirmed Thursday.

SugarHouse employees vote casino one of Philly’s ‘Best Places to Work’ again

12 October 2012

Casino earns second consecutive recognition in annual Business Journal ranking.

Bidders line up for Philadelphia's second casino license

22 July 2012

Two developers - Philadelphia's Bart Blatstein and New York's R. Donahue Peebles - already have announced their competing intentions to operate a casino in Philadelphia.

Casino license could be back up for grabs

2 April 2012

A state Supreme Court judgement has ruled that Foxwoods cannot hold onto its Philadelphia casino license.

SugarHouse Casino gives employees special bonus

30 March 2012

Each worker at Philadelphia's SugarHouse Casino received a $200 bonus and a Mega Millions lottery ticket today.

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