Live! also celebrated the economical impact it has made on the surrounding neighborhoods. The event opened with the 2022 Mummers champion South Philadelphia String Band marching through the gaming floor. The cake was cut by former Philadelphia Eagles long snapper and magician Jon Dorenbos. The casino celebrated a successful first year with a cake from South Philly staple Termini Brothers Bakery. I can’t say enough about how proud I am of this property and the incredible management team and team members that pulled together at every challenge that came our way to get us here today.” Joe Billhimer, Executive Vice President, Cordish Gaming Group talks at Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia’s first anniversary. “It’s an understatement to say that it’s been quite a journey to get to this point, opening in the middle of a pandemic, operating our first year under a cloud of restrictions and mandates coming up all the time, and competing with other casinos in this region who were under different restrictions. “We had no playbook for this,” said Joe Billhimer, executive vice president, Cordish Gaming Group. Though the casino opened its doors one year ago in a challenging time in the midst of the pandemic, business has been good during the first year.
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