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JANUARY 10, 2013
The final in a three-part series on developers vying to construct a South Philly casino.
Star attraction
A renowned casino operator wants to maximize local land it controls by creating a gaming hall. By Joseph Myers R e v i e w S ta f f W r i t e r
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hough more than 2,700 miles separate South Philly and Hollywood, Penn National Gaming Inc. desires to give the former a taste of the latter’s glamor. The Wyomissingbased entity, which owns, operates or holds ownership interests in 29 gaming and racing facilities in 18 states and Ontario, Canada, hopes to secure a Category 2
TAKING A
GAMBLE
See HOLLYWOOD CASINO page 8
Sports
Automatic allure
Averaging three weekly visits to the machine, Beth Schabacker favors Shop24’s energy drink options.
S ta f f P h o t o b y G r e g B e z a n i s
A llocall apartment t t complex l h has welcomed l d th the city’s it ’ rst robotic convenience store.
Relevant Elephants
A West Passyunk basketballl star has helped his Center City school to stomp overmatched foes. By Joseph Myers..........Page 388
By Joseph oseph Myers R e v i e w S ta f f W r i t e r
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ike all machines, even the best brains can prove faulty, especially during grocery shopping, when failing to purchase a needed item can send someone back to a site in disgust. Since Nov. 15, residents of The Enclaves, 3900 Gateway Drive, and The Gateway Tow-
ers 3600-3800 360 6000 38 3800 00 Sheaff Sheaff ff Lane, Lane have have countered counter t ed d ers, their imperfect organs and any hesitancy to mingle among the masses in supermarkets by using Shop24, a robotic convenience store capable of holding 200 items. “I use it an average of three times per week,” Beth Schabacker, an inhabitant of the Buckingham Building, 3700 Sheaff Lane, said Monday morning. “It’s especially good when you’ve realized you forgot something
don’t want to run back out.” andd don’t She and fiancé Aaron Avalos call on the 6,000-pound, nine-foot-high, 13-footwide, 10-foot-deep device mostly for energy drinks but also could indulge in an abundance of other beverages, foods and cleaning and hygiene products ranging from $1 to $8. The couple and any other See SHOP24 page 10