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The casino in Bensalem, back open but with coronavirus restrictions, pulled in about $11 million less than it did the same month in 2020. (Shutterstock)
BENSALEM, PA Parx Casino in Bensalem brought in about $11 million less in February than it did during the same month in 2020 the last full month before coronavirus restrictions shut its doors.
Parx had revenues of just over $47 million in February, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced on Tuesday. That s down almost 19 percent from February 2020, when Parx brought in more than $58 million.
In 2020, Parx was closed 125 days due to the coronavirus pandemic. Revenues plummeted by more than $172 million compared to the previous year, totaling about $462.1 million, compared to roughly $634.5 million in 2019.
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90.5 WESA s The Confluence for Tuesday, March 9, 2021
On today s program: The state board tasked with licensing and overseeing casinos has become a “golden parachute” for some lawmakers and the politically connected, explains Spotlight PA reporter Angela Couloumbis; and a palliative care social worker tells us what it means to die well, and why the pandemic is making it harder for her to support patients.
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The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is sometimes called, in jest, the “golden parachute” for out-of-work Harrisburg legislators.
Democrat Frank Dermody lost his bid for a 16th term in the state House last November. Three months later he was appointed to a $145,000 a year job as on the board.
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