It is perhaps the hardest fight Bally’s has seen in its shock and awe push into the American land casino gaming space. The 94,000-square-foot space at Nittany Mall will reopen floor space that has been shuttered since Macy’s closed in 2020. The casino will be in a Shopping MallĪ local operator, as required under the Category 4 license, SC Gaming OpCo LLC will turn the former retail space into a gambling center with Bally’s operating the casino. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) faced a late spate of resistance along with long-standing opposition from community groups opposed to gambling generally and near-local competitors, the Cordish Group. Bally’s will join about 40 other merchants at the enclosed regional Centre County shopping center. The former Macy’s space is owned by Philadelphia’s 2901 ECA Associates LLC, not by the mall’s owners. Macy’s was one of the last anchor retailers at the mall. at the intersections of Route 150 and Route 26 in State College, Pennsylvania. The Category 4 license will allow the Rhode Island operator to place 750 slot machines and an initial tranche of 30 tables in the former Macy’s space at the Nittany Mall at 2901 E. Local media is reporting that Bally’s Corp has secured a mini-casino license in Pennsylvania making it number 17 of 18 casinos with 15 operating properties so far.
