Discussions about opening a mini casino in the Shippensburg area have been going on for several years, but the project just took a big step forward.
The Shippensburg Township Board of Supervisors on Saturday unanimously approved a conditional use application filed by G.W. Cumberland Property Inc., a subsidiary of Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment Inc., to open a Category 4 casino at 250 N. Conestoga Drive, in a former Lowe s store in the Shippen Towne Center.
The proposed casino will be a miniature version of the Parx Casino in Bensalem, Bucks County, which is owned by Greenwood Gaming. William Kick, of Chambersburg-based engineering firm Herbert, Rowland and Grubic, shared project details at the public hearing.