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Valley Forge Casino Resort
Valley Forge Casino Resort is a casino in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, just outside of Philadelphia. Located in the King of Prussia census-designated place (CDP), it was constructed on the existing site of the Valley Forge Convention Center and opened on March 31, 2012. It is owned and operated by Boyd Gaming. History Valley Forge Plaza The casino complex originated as a mixed-use development called Valley Forge Plaza, constructed by developer J. Leon Altemose. The construction was highly controversial, because Altemose chose to use non-union workers. This led to protests by local union members, during one of which, on June 5, 1972, the construction site was firebombed. The first structures in the complex were the circular tower of the Sheraton-Valley Forge Hotel, an adjoining twin-screen cinema, and the connected curved executive office tower directly to the east, which opened in September 1973. In 1985, Altemose constructed an enormous addition on the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Upper Merion Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The population was 28,395 at the 2010 U.S. Census. Located from Philadelphia, it consists of the villages of Gulph Mills, King of Prussia, Swedeland, Swedesburg, and portions of Radnor, and Wayne. The westernmost part of the township comprises the largest part of the Valley Forge National Historical Park. The township is the home of the King of Prussia mall. King of Prussia also contains a major office park hosting firms such as Lockheed Martin and GlaxoSmithKline. The name Merion originates with the county of Merioneth in north Wales. ''Merioneth'' is an English-language translation of the Welsh ''Meirionnydd'', itself named after ''Meirchion'' (or ''Meirion''), grandson of ''Cunedda Wledig'' (b. ca. 380 A.D.), King of North Wales. History The township's incorporation dates to 1713 when the King of Prussia Inn, the Bird-In-Hand Inn in Gulph Mills, and later the Swedes Ford Inn were required to pay 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackjack
Blackjack (formerly Black Jack and Vingt-Un) is a casino banking game. The most widely played casino banking game in the world, it uses decks of 52 cards and descends from a global family of casino banking games known as Twenty-One. This family of card games also includes the British game of Pontoon, the European game, Vingt-et-Un and the Russian game Ochko. Blackjack players do not compete against each other. The game is a comparing card game where each player competes against the dealer. History Blackjack's immediate precursor was the English version of '' twenty-one'' called ''Vingt-Un'', a game of unknown (but likely Spanish) provenance. The first written reference is found in a book by the Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes. Cervantes was a gambler, and the protagonists of his " Rinconete y Cortadillo", from ''Novelas Ejemplares'', are card cheats in Seville. They are proficient at cheating at ''veintiuna'' (Spanish for "twenty-one") and state that the object of the gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Casino Hotels
This is a list of notable casino hotels. A casino hotel is an establishment consisting of a casino with temporary lodging provided in an on-premises hotel. Casino hotels * Agua Caliente Casino and Hotel * Aladdin (defunct) * Al Waddan Hotel * Aliante Casino and Hotel * Aquarius Casino Resort * L'Arc Casino * Aria Resort and Casino * Arizona Charlie's Boulder * Arizona Charlie's Decatur * The Atlantic Club Casino Hotel (defunct) * Atlantis Casino Resort Spa * Atlantis Paradise Island * L'Auberge Baton Rouge * Baha Mar Casino & Hotel * Bally's Atlantic City * Bally's Casino Tunica (hotel demolished, now operating as 1st Jackpot Casino Tunica) * Bear Claw Casino & Hotel * Beau Rivage (Mississippi) * Bellagio * Belle of Baton Rouge * Blue Chip Casino, Hotel and Spa * Boardwalk Hotel and Casino (defunct) * Boomtown New Orleans * Boomtown Reno * The Borgata * Boulder Station * Bourbon Street Hotel and Casino (defunct) * Bullock Hotel * Buffalo Bill's * Cache Creek Casino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Casinos In The United States
This is a list of casinos in the United States. Lists by locale City *List of Atlantic City casinos that never opened *List of Las Vegas casinos that never opened State Territory * List of casinos in Puerto Rico * List of casinos in the United States Virgin Islands List of casinos Organized by state Organized by territories See also *List of casinos *List of casinos in Canada * List of defunct gambling companies *List of tourist attractions worldwide References External links * {{Lists of casinos by U.S. state Casinos in the United States, Lists of casinos in the United States, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Casinos In Pennsylvania
This is a list of casinos in Pennsylvania. List of casinos Mini casinos In early 2018 auctions began for licenses of Category 4 mini casinos, otherwise known as satellite casinos. Although ten licenses were available, only five were sold. The following mini-casinos are planned or under construction: *Unnamed casino, Ira Lubert, near State College Never opened casinos * Foxwoods Casino Philadelphia, Philadelphia * Market 8, Philadelphia *Mount Airy Pittsburgh, Big Beaver Gallery File:Harrahschesterfront.jpg, Harrah's Philadelphia File:Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course.jpg, Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course File:Meadows Racetrack Casino.jpg, Hollywood Casino at The Meadows File:Mohegan Poconos casino LuzCo PA.jpg, Mohegan Pennsylvania File:Parx Casino main entrance.jpeg, Parx Casino File:Presque Isle Downs and Casino Sparkling at Night.jpg, Presque Isle Downs and Casino File:RiversCasino.jpg, Rivers Casino Pittsburgh File:Sands Casino Resort bridg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunkin' Donuts
Dunkin' Donuts LLC, also known as Dunkin' and by the initials DD, is an American multinational coffee and doughnut company, as well as a quick service restaurant. It was founded by Bill Rosenberg (1916–2002) in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1950. The chain was acquired by Baskin-Robbins's holding company Allied Lyons in 1990; its acquisition of the Mister Donut chain and the conversion of that chain to Dunkin' Donuts facilitated the brand's growth in North America that year.Sauter, Michael B. and Alexander E. M. HessFamous Restaurant Chains That Are Hard to Find Page 2. 247wallst.com Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins eventually became subsidiaries of Dunkin' Brands, headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts, in 2004, until being purchased by Inspire Brands on December 15, 2020. The chain began rebranding as a "beverage-led company", and was renamed Dunkin', in January 2019; while stores in the U.S. began using the new name, the rebranding will eventually be rolled out to all of its interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radisson Hotels
Radisson Hotels is an international hotel chain headquartered in the United States. A division of the Radisson Hotel Group, it operates the brands Radisson Blu, Radisson RED, Radisson Collection, Country Inn & Suites, and Park Inn by Radisson, among others. In June 2022, Radisson Hotels agreed to be purchased by Choice Hotels for $675 million. The deal closed on August 11, 2022. History In 1907, Edna Dickerson came to Minneapolis, Minnesota, from Chicago to collect a substantial inheritance.Jack El-Hai, Lost Minnesota: Stories of Vanished Places (University of Minnesota Press, 2000) p. 48."Back in 1909, the Radisson was the 'jewel' of 7th St.", ''Minneapolis Star Tribune'' (November 1, 1981), Architecture, p. 10, 14. Local business leaders persuaded her to build a hotel in the city, with Dickerson investing $1.5 million in the construction of the first Radisson hotel. It was planned as a high-end luxury hotel, designed in the French Renaissance architecture style, and constr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultimate Texas Hold'em
Ultimate Texas Hold 'Em (also known as Ultimate Texas holdem and Ultimate Texas Hold'em) is registered trademark of Bally Gaming, Inc. and refers to a reinvented variant of the classic poker game Texas hold 'em. In this variation, the player does not compete against other players. Instead, they play only against the dealer. At any point during the course of the hand, the player is free to make one raise. In this poker-based game (community cards), the earlier the raise Raise may refer to: Music *''Raise!'', the name of a 1981 album by Earth, Wind, and Fire * '' Raise'' (album), the name of a 1991 album by Swervedriver Place names * Raise, Cumbria, England * Raise (Lake District), the name of the 12th highe ... is made, the higher its value is. The game begins with the player making a blind bet and an ante. They are also provided with an optional Trips side which allows them to acquire a payout whether their hand loses or wins. Ultimate Texas Hold 'em is different from ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish 21
Spanish 21 is a blackjack variant owned by Masque Publishing Inc., a gaming publishing company based in Colorado. Unlicensed, but equivalent, versions may be called Spanish blackjack. In Australia and Malaysia, an unlicensed version of the game, with no dealer hole card and significant rule differences, is played in casinos under the name " Pontoon". It was first introduced about 1995. Rules Spanish 21 is played on a blackjack table with a custom layout and uses the following rules: * The game is played with six or eight decks dealt from a shoe, or from a continuous shuffling machine (CSM). Spanish 21 is played with 48-card Spanish decks, although standard French suited 52-card decks are used with the 4 ten-spot cards removed. All cards have the same values as in blackjack. * The dealer gets a hole card. * Like traditional blackjack, the dealer hits on 16 and stands on 17. In some venues, the dealer hits on a soft 17 (abbreviated as H17), though most venues have the dealer stand o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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