The Daily Numbers: 2007, when Harrah’s Chester opened its doors. The casino is dropping Chester and will now be called Harrah’s Philadelphia.
10 million dollars a year, how much Harrah’s kicks in to the city. It forks over another $6 million to the county.
2,889 slot machines and 125 table games located inside the casino.
233.1 million dollars gambled in Pa. casinos in March, an all-time record.
40, age of woman killed in an overnight fire in a home in Upper Darby.
4, age of girl who was rescued from the blaze.
1 bid for the ConocoPhillips Trainer refinery from Delta Air Lines.
28, age of wrong-way driver who police say beat a resident who confronted him as he drove the wrong way down a street in Upper Darby.
2 Upper Darby brothers charged with beating disabled man.
31, age of man in Folcroft who was beaten and stabbed by a bunch of juveniles last weekend.
11 Delco school districts that got the OK to hike taxes over the state inflation index limit.
522,000 dollars believed ripped off from Philly charter school by its former president.
1 woman struck and killed by SEPTA train in Chester County this morning.
4 people shot in a street dispute in Philly last night.
14, age at the time of a man who has accused a Philadelphia priest of raping him. He will get the opportunity to face his alleged attacker in court today.
4 goals surrendered by Ilya Bryzgalov in 1st period last night as Flyers fell to Rangers, 5-3.
0-6 record for the orange and black vs. the Rangers this year.
4 scoreless innings for Cole Hamels in Phils 7-2 win over Bucs to finish off the exhbition season.
41 points for LeBron James as the Heat scorched the Sixers last night, 99-93.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.I’m putting the over-under on wins for the Phils at 95. I’m taking the under.
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I Don’t Get It: Let’s not get too worked up over Harrah’s dropping Chester from its name. They aren’t the first and won’t be the last.
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Today’s Upper: Delta Air Lines has an interest in buying ConocoPhillips Trainer refinery. Great news.
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Quote Box: “I don’t personally like it, but there’s not much I can do about it.”
- Chester Mayor John Linder, on Harrah’s decision to drop Chester from its name.
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