Slot machine revenue is down 32% and table games such as blackjack, roulette, poker, and craps fell 25% at Harrah’s. The opening last year of the Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia in the city’s stadium district has apparently cannibalized customers from Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino & Racetrack in Chester.

The numbers are in and according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, it does not look good.ĭelaware County’s casino, located in Chester, but named after Philly, had taken a huge hit as either Philly folks aren’t coming to Chester to gamble anymore or Delco folks are swinging a left to Philly and not a right down to Chester. Some of us around here were concerned about the impact the new casino right up the road on I-95 would have on Harrah’s Philadelphia located in Chester.