The Daily Numbers: 2.4 billion, what it cost to build Revel Casino in Atlantic City, which shut its doors this morning.
6 a.m., when they closed the place up.
35 minutes earlier, when they started shooing the last gamblers away from the tables.
3 A.C. casinos that are shutting down. Showboat also closed this weekend. Trump Plaza is expected to close in a few weeks.
2,814 employees at Revel in July.
5,700 job losses from shutdowns at Showboat, Revel and Trump Plaza
27 years, how long Showboat operated on the Atlantic City boardwalk.
2 years, the short run for Revel.
27-23 majority for Republicans in the Pa. Senate. One of the reasons so much focus will be placed on the 26th state Senate district race pitting Republican Tom McGarrigle vs. Democrat John Kane to replace the retiring Sen. Ted Erickson.
740,840 dollars to $418,477 advantage in fund-raising so far for McGarrigle.
3 students at Council Rock South High School in Bucks County killed in SUV crash over weekend.
1 swimmer killed in Lancaster County when he was struck by lightning.
2 Babe Ruth championships heralded by Broomall Newtown with a parade on Sunday.
0 hits surrendered by Phillies starter Cole Hamels.
107 pitches for Cole, who exited after 6 innings.
3 Phillies relievers - Jake Diekman, Ken Giles and Jonathan Papelbon who combined to finish off the no-hitter.
7-0 win for the Phillies over the Braves.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Raise your hand if you were psyched to hear that the Phillies were tossing a no-hitter, only to be bummed to find out that it was being shared by 3 pitchers. Yeah, me toom.
I Don’t Get It: Still trying to figure out how Revel could fail after only 2 years in business on the Atlantic City boardwalk.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to all the kids from Broomall-Newtown, who turned the place into Title Town by winning 2 Babe Ruth World Series titles.
Quote Box: “He’s certainly not running as part of a ticket that includes Gov. Corbett.”
- Widener political science professor Wesley Leckrone on Tom McGarrigle’s run for the state Senate.
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