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Originally Posted by rammynutzhard
Yeah, especially after all the storms that slammed the beach this year (not that the beach looked good before that either...) They have a LOT of work to do. A lot of the dunes are completely wiped away (especially down near Taj and Showboat), a lot of debris that got washed up (broken shells, tree limbs, etc..) is now all over the beaches, and beach erosion is so bad you can see drainage pipes exposed in the sand. It really is a sad sight to see compared to what it used to look like years ago...
I live 10 minutes from Harrah's Chester (PA). Never been there because a warehouse with slot machines surrounded by a slum holds no interest for me.
Poker, though, is a different matter. Not sure how that will play out, although it will obviously hurt the AC market.
For someone like me, who prefers tournaments over cash games, I always book comp/discounted rooms in AC for multi-day tourneys. It will be strange to sleep in my own bed for PA tourneys - can't wait to see what they offer. But I don't have any grand illusions because innovations like Survivor/Double Play/Deep Stacks, etc. most likely aren't on PA's radar. Also, I can't see how they can compete with some of the better AC poker rooms for sheer ambiance.
I've seen Parx and other popular PA casinos listed in this thread, however a sleeper may be the soon-to-open resort-casino at the Valley Forge Convention Center. Can't ask for a better highway location where the Schulkyll Expressway, Route 202 and the PA Turnpike all meet, almost adjacent to the King of Prussia Mall.
Any thoughts on this site?