Mount Airy Casino Resort to Host Media Tour Prior to Casino

2007-10-17 17:15 (New York)

Test Night

Press Tour Set for Friday, October 19th, from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m.;
Tentative Grand Opening on Monday, October 22nd

The press gets its first official tour of the soon-to-open Mount Airy Casino Resort this Friday, just prior to the staging of Mount Airy's first Test Night. The tour will take place on Friday, October 19th from 2:30 p.m.to 4:00 p.m. The Test Night will begin at 6 p.m., and by order of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, no reporters are permitted on the casino floor during either of the two scheduled Test Nights (October 19th and 20th). The two charity nights are by invitation only and are not open to the general public.

Mount Airy is tentatively scheduled to open the casino, complete with 2,500 slot machines, at noon on Monday, October 22, 2007, subject to final Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approvals following the Test Nights. Located in the Pocono Mountains, the $412 million Mount Airy Casino Resort will be the first stand-alone casino to open its doors in Pennsylvania.

All net gaming proceeds from the events, which will be held on Friday and Saturday evenings, will benefit local charities, including St. Joseph's Center; Villa of Our Lady Retreat House; the United Way of Monroe County; and Little Sisters of the Poor.

Mount Airy Casino Resort is being constructed on the site of the former Mount Airy Lodge, perhaps the most popular site in the Pocono Mountains. The casino opening also includes the opening of Mount Airy Casino Resort's four outstanding restaurants, including two fine dining restaurants, an upscale diner and a 24-hour buffet. The casino's 188-room hotel is projected to open in November and the spa salon and night club are projected to debut by the end of the year. Online reservations for the hotel began earlier this month. Work on the 891-acre site will continue after the opening, with an additional 212 hotel rooms, pool, and a casino with up to 3,000 total slot machines completed by the end of 2008.

WHAT: Mount Airy Casino Resort Media Tour

WHEN: Friday, October 19, 2007
2:30 - 4:00 pm (immediately preceding first official Casino Test Night)

WHERE: Mount Airy Casino Resort
44 Woodland Road
Mount Pocono, PA 18344
Assemble at the main casino/bus entrance to the resort


Contact:

Pete Peterson
Bellevue Communications Group
215-893-4297(o),
215-990-8928 (cell)
ppeterson@bellevuepr.com

Kevin A. Feeley
Bellevue Communications Group
215 893-4285 (o),
215-870-7478 (cell)
kfeeley@bellevuepr.com


SOURCE Mount Airy Casino Resort
Oct/17/2007 21:15 GMT