New Casino - Sands?

Saw a bunch of advertising for this new place somewhere in Pennsylvania i think called the Sands, opening on May 22. Supposed to be closer than AC. Anyone know anything about this place?

Just a slot place. I've never been to a slot place that even had any worthwhile VP or promotions.

I live 10 minutes away from AC.

How much closer can it be?

The Sands is in Bethlehem I believe.

Correct. Lots of ads on Phila and NYC TV. Just like the other PA "casinos" it's strictly slots, electronic perversions of BJ, etc.

Yup...it's in Bethlehem. I've got a buddy who lives up in the Lehigh Valley and stopped by with the wife. Supposedly pretty nice and big. Might be sized right for when PA legalizes table games. Yes, I said when. With the residents getting the first couple tastes of property tax rebates from the slot revenues, it won't take a genius in the legislature to make the "1+1 = 2" argument.

good luck

I'll be a happy man when PA legalizes table games.

Not going to happen unless they overturn federal law.

Assuming the Federal Government survives.

Why? How does the federal government fit into state regulation of gambling, which is a states rights issue? It's the PA Legislature's call whether they allow slots or slots & tables...but I'm not a lawyer either.

You may have this confused with sports betting, which has been squashed by the federal government with the exception of 4 states, the second of which (DE) has just put it into law.

Me too.

actually, i believe the governor of delaware (i think) is in the process of legalizing sports betting, and he said that it would most probably lead to table games and actual casinos

It's sports betting that the Federal government has ruled is interstate trade, and that they have the right to ban it, even in Indian casinos. Nevada is grandfathered in.

Now it would be interesting if casinos tried taking action on intrastate games, e.g., the casino in Bethlehem taking bets involving a football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles.

Correct, and moreover.There are two other states that are "grandfathered" as well, they being Oregon and Montana.This all falls under the original Wire Act of 1961 and further codified by the 1992 PASPA legislation. In essence, the Feds took control over any interstate wagering on sports betting, citing the Interstate Commerce Clause. The Act, however worded that any state already involved in any way in sports betting would be exempt. Since three states other than Nevada already allowed "sports lottos", they were considered exempt as well.
Delaware has the most to gain in this situation, hands down, since it's proximity to large competitive markets looms large. Consider large full scale casinos in suburban Philadelphia, i.e. Wilmington as well as it's proximity to southern and western NJ and perhaps just as significantly, it's southern border runs right into Ocean City, MD. If they play their cards correctly they will hit the trifecta. Time will tell.