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© WTAE Westmoreland County casino closing in on opening dayThe countdown is on to opening day for the new casino inside the Westmoreland Mall.
Pittsburgh's Action News 4 got an inside look at progress on the project Thursday. Officials estimated Live! Casino Pittsburgh may be ready to open in approximately 60 days.
Sign up for our NewslettersThe casino will feature 750 slots, 30 table games and multiple restaurants and entertainment venues. Officials estimate the casino will bring 500 jobs to the area and have an annual economic impact of $188 million.
Dozens of slot machines were delivered to the casino Thursday.
'When we see this, we almost have a mini-celebration, and there’s many more to come as we get closer to opening' General Manager Sean Sullivan said.
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The new casino will face plenty of challenges, but opening in the midst of a pandemic may top the list.
'We’re opening a property in a condition we’ve never been through before and never expected,' Sullivan said.
Sullivan said the company is working to finalize a safety plan for guests, including plans for temperature checks, masks and social distancing throughout the casino. The company is also monitoring potential capacity restrictions while targeting an opening in mid-to-late November.
'Guests will go where they feel safe, and if they don't feel safe, they won't go. We understand that,' Sullivan said.
An opening date for the casino has not been set.
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Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The mayor of Atlantic City, N.J., announced the city is auctioning off the opportunity to virtually push the button that will cause the demolition of a shuttered casino formerly owned by President Donald Trump.
Mayor Marty Small Sr. announced Thursday that the winner of the auction will be invited to virtually push the button to implode the former Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, which closed permanently in 2014.
Proceeds from the auction will be donated to the Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City.
'Personally, I'm a pretty ambitious guy. I want to raise at least a million dollars,' Small said in a news conference that was livestreamed on Facebook.
Small said the property is currently owned by billionaire Carl Icahn, who plans to redevelop it.
Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City CEO Stephanie Koch said the funds raised by the auction will expand and sustain the organization's operations for its three Atlantic City facilities. She said the organization has expanded its programs to 12 hours a day amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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'No longer is the Boys & Girls Club a simple after-school program,' she said.
The building's demolition originally was scheduled for Jan. 29, but the implosion is being pushed back to February for weather and safety reasons, Small said.
The demolition opportunity is due to be auctioned Jan. 19.