D.A.: Man scrawls racist, threatening note for NAACP at Parx CasinoĪccording to Ricci, who presided at an event announcing the plans, the expansion is aimed at providing more non-gambling reasons for people to visit the sprawling, 10-year-old complex that perennially ranks as one of the state’s most successful casinos.Study: New Jersey named one of most gambling-addicted states in U.S.Beer garden possibly coming to Atlantic City Boardwalk this summer.gambling den will have added two restaurants, a new poker room to be located in the main casino area (the current facility is part of the property’s separate horse-racing complex) and, most significantly, a multi-purpose event venue, dubbed the Xcite Center, that will seat 1,500 for performances by a roster of talent that–promised casino CEO Tony Ricci–will equal that of any Atlantic City casino. When construction, which is expected to conclude this fall, is completed, the Bensalem, Pa. Show business, dining, and poker will be the focus of a 45,000-square-foot, $50 million expansion project announced today by Parx casino.
