If you want to go to one of the best casinos in Pennsylvania, Parx Casino is the place to be. This Bensalem casino offers everything from racing to sports betting, poker to live entertainment.
Aside from their slot machines and poker room, the casino also has a state-of-the-art entertainment center called Xcite Center. It is home to some of the top performers in music.
Xcite Center
The Xcite Center is an intimate venue that hosts dozens of shows each year. It is part of a $50 million expansion at Parx Casino in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.
Designed to attract world-class entertainers, the venue features over 1,500 seats and state-of-the-art sound and technology. It includes 26 automated crystal chandeliers, gold fabric on the walls, a 65-foot wide and 30-foot deep stage, three 16 ft x 9 ft IMAG giant video screens and more.
The Xcite Center has already hosted a number of sold-out concerts, including a concert by Chicago. Other upcoming events include Joe Hand’s Xcite Fight Night on March 9, Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood on May 4 and two concerts by country music superstar Reba McEntire on April 27 and 28.
Racetrack
Located in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, Parx Racing is the state’s largest casino complex and features 24-hour gaming, live thoroughbred racing and simulcast action. It also offers dining, bars and a nightclub.
CASINO The casino floor of Parx Casino and Racetrack has more than 150,000 square feet of gaming with over 3,500 slots, 130 live table games and two poker rooms. It also overlooks a functioning racetrack, and has a racebook that offers a wide variety of horse races.
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported that combined revenue from all forms of gaming at Parx in June was more than $389 million. Slots generated $52 million in that month, and table games brought in about $16.5 million.
A 15-story hotel is being proposed for Parx’s Street Road property, near the Parx East racetrack grandstand area. The project, which would span about 6 acres and include 71,681 square feet of space, is currently being reviewed by the township planning commission.
Hotel
Parx Casino in Bensalem has been the top-grossing casino in Pennsylvania since opening in 2006. It has a full-service restaurant, pool/spa, night club and bar.
Adding a hotel to the property will give guests a more immersive experience. It will also help keep guests around to play their favorite slots and table games.
A recent report in the Bucks Courier Times stated that Parx was making progress on a new 15-story hotel at its Street Road property in Bensalem, PA (Bucks County). But the plan still needs to go through a land development process.
In an email to employees obtained by PlayPennsylvania, Parx officials said they were planning to build a hotel on the property and that they had solicited proposals from national and local architects. They estimated that the project will be completed in 16-18 months.
Restaurants
Parx Casino has a wide variety of dining options for its customers. It offers everything from fast, counter service to award-winning fine dining.
The property also has a number of bars and lounges. One of them is 360, which offers a number of live entertainment and comedy acts.
It is one of the latest additions to Parx Casino and has been a big draw since it opened. It is a sleek bar and lounge located in the main casino.
It has been equipped with advanced modern lighting, (3) giant LED screens and a high-quality sound system. It also has a 40-foot professional stage that allows it to bring in some of the best entertainment in the region.
Bars
Parx Casino has a plethora of bars and restaurants that cater to everyone’s tastes. From an upscale steakhouse to quick service dining, it’s easy to see why this casino is a popular spot for locals and tourists alike.
The newest addition to the casino is the Parx Beer Garden, which will feature 7,600+ square feet of space with 24 rotating craft drafts, 14 wine options, specialty cocktails, a full bar and exceptional food from the chefs at Liberty Bell Gastropub and Oliveto. Overhead, the entire state-of-the-art glass roof retracts letting in the sun’s rays and warmer temperatures when spring arrives.
This new beer garden follows the $50M expansion to Parx in 2018 that included the Xcite Center, Liberty Bell Gastropub and Oliveto. It also includes a temporary sportsbook that is situated adjacent to the Beer Garden, where visitors can place their bets while catching the game on two giant LED TV walls.