Parx On line casino Shippensburg Cuts Ribbon At Grand Opening

Parx On line casino has formally expanded to Shippensburg.

In a grand opening to the general public on Friday, Feb. 3, Parx Shippensburg opened for enterprise.

Parx Shippensburg hosted two rounds of testing days on Jan. 23 and Jan. 24, and formally delicate opened because the seventeenth Pennsylvania on line casino on Jan. 26.

PlayPennsylvania spoke with Parx officers and patrons on enlargement, the smoke-free atmosphere and what lies forward.

Parx On line casino Shippensburg particulars

Parx Shippensburg received an public sale to construct a Class 4 on line casino in Cumberland County in 2018. The Shippensburg on line casino lastly opened on Feb. 3 in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the general public to view.

Parx executives have been on-hand for the grand opening, together with CEO Eric Hausler.

The Shippensburg on line casino takes up 73,000 sq. ft, with loads of parking. Parx additionally options 500 slot machines, 48 digital desk video games and a sportsbook. The brand new location has a 100-seat restaurant with a full bar.

Why did Parx increase to Shippensburg?

Along with Shippensburg, Parx plans to serve guests from the Carlise, Chambersburg and Mechanicsburg space.

Throughout the 25-to-30-mile radius of Parx Shippensburg, Chief Advertising Officer Marc Oppenheimer mentioned that there are roughly 500,000 individuals throughout many communities. The brand new on line casino is now the closest playing leisure choice for them.

Parx Shippensburg is 55 miles southwest of Hollywood On line casino at Penn Nationwide Race Course and is 62 miles from Hollywood On line casino York.

Parx is taking on a former Lowe’s that closed down, and Oppenheimer mentioned the Parx staff noticed this location as the proper choice.

“This facility had the proper infrastructure for what we wanted to have the ability to put a on line casino right here,” Oppenheimer informed PlayPennsylvania. “It had a stable constructing already constructed, an incredible car parking zone that was in fine condition, conveniently situated off I-81. All the various factors got here collectively that informed us this location makes quite a lot of sense.”

Although Parx faces two casinos which might be inside roughly a mile drive, Basic Supervisor Kevin Brady believes the tradition units them aside.

“Parx Bensalem is the No. 1 property in all the state of Pennsylvania. We’ve got nice fundamentals, nice coaching, nice tradition and nice possession and we introduced that to Shippensburg,” Brady informed PlayPennsylvania. “We firmly imagine as a company that our workers make the distinction between us and our competitors.”

Parx Shippensburg staying smoke-free

Parx Bensalem was the first on line casino within the state to stay smoke-free after Pennsylvania ended masks mandates in June 2021. 

The operator introduced its smoke-free philosophy to the brand new Shippensburg location, too.

“We’ve seen two issues from it. No. 1, it has not damage us enterprise and income sensible in any respect and No. 2, our workers are very, very completely happy to not be working in an atmosphere with secondhand smoke on a regular basis.”

With Parx’s workers expressing happiness within the on line casino staying smoke-free, Oppenheimer mentioned he believes Parx has had much less worker turnover than its competitors, although it’s admittedly troublesome to discern.

One factor that’s simple to acknowledge is the general ethical of Parx’s workers.

“Our worker engagement surveys and worker ethical has gone means up and admittedly, we’re beginning to see our healthcare price taking place slightly bit,” Oppenheimer mentioned.

Oppenheimer additionally famous that non-smoking friends proceed to like the atmosphere, and even people who smoke are coming round.

“Our smoking friends have truly mentioned issues like ‘I by no means realized how smoky and annoying it was. I actually don’t thoughts strolling 50 ft to the smoking patio.’”

Parx On line casino Shippensburg promotions and buyer base

Parx Shippensburg decided that the Shippensburg space would entice prospects that want a shorter drive from the Hollywood casinos. It isn’t essentially a brand new market of brand name new gamers.

“Our thought is almost all of individuals coming to play with us received’t be model new to on line casino leisure, they’ll have some expertise,” Oppenheimer mentioned. “It’s one of many explanation why we’re opening with a tier match program. If somebody is available in and brings us a excessive tier card from any of the opposite gamers, we’ll match them into that tier with us.”

Customer response to Parx Shippensburg

Sherettea and Adam are natives of Chambersburg and made an look on the Parx Shippensburg grand opening.

Sherettea’s high precedence of a on line casino is the cleanliness, and Parx Shippensburg handed the primary check. Sherettea additionally mentioned, unprompted, that she’s completely happy Parx Shippensburg is nonsmoking. Adam, who smokes, doesn’t thoughts smoking on the outside patio.

Adam and Sherettea mentioned they made the hour drive to Hollywood On line casino at Penn Nationwide Race Course usually to gamble. Crowdedness is an enormous think about the place the pair intend to gamble transferring ahead.

“I’d come right here through the day time and go to Hollywood at evening, Sherettea mentioned. “There’s extra room at Hollywood than right here at evening as a result of you have got the school youngsters. You may need to attend to get on the slot machine you need.”

Pat and Tina, from Temple and Marion Heights PA, have been on their solution to Virginia for a motorbike conference. After they heard the brand new on line casino opened, they needed to cease in.

The video games are a very powerful facet for Pat and Tina when visiting a on line casino. They have been every ready in line for his or her tier playing cards, so that they didn’t play any but, however mentioned they plan to be again sooner or later.