Casino in Bethlehem

Sands BethWorks is an anticipated casino in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Las Vegas Sands Corporation will own, operate and construct the casino, which is one of five casinos to be awarded a slots license by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on December 20, 2006.

With 3,000 slot machines, a 300-room hotel, a multi-screen movie theater, many restaurants and chic retail shops and also a parking garage for nearly 6,000 vehicles, the casino is expected to open in July 2008.

The former Bethlehem Steel land on the southside of the city, will be the place to start rolling the dice. At the finishing point, it would be one of the largest casinos in the entire state.

The majority of Bethlehem City Council vote to amend the zoning laws to allow gambling in the industrial redevelopment district which covers the 124 acres of the former plant where developers want to put a casino. The decision came after hours of passionate pleas from mostly casino opponents, who prayed outside.