SUCCESSFUL CASINO COMMUNITIES II - OLD PA. STEEL TOWN NOW SURGING IN CASINO BUSINESS

In this second issue of the "Successful Casino Communities" series, we feature Bethlehem, Pa, a city of 74,000 residents.

OLD PA. STEEL TOWN NOW SURGING IN CASINO BUSINESS

CITY IS REINVIGORATING ITSELF:

"BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — A generation ago, this town was booming thanks to a manufacturing behemoth that helped build the New York City skyline, Panama Canal, battleships and countless miles of railway. Now, more than a decade after Bethlehem Steel went bankrupt, the city is reinvigorating itself through a different industry [...]"

PRESERVING THE HISTORY OF THE CITY:

"Preserving that history has been very important to a community where so many still have connections to the company.

"They did a good job of preserving it," said Doug Correll, 70, of Easton, who comes once a week to play slots on the site where he had worked in payroll at Bethlehem Steel for 35 years. "It reminds me of the steel company."

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Read the full story by by PATRICK WALTERS at http://bigstory.ap.org/article/old-pa-steel-town-now-surging-casino-business 

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