Sands Slot Machines Bring Museum

With the Sands bringing in a $700 million development including a slot machine casino, it was only natural that things in the town of Bethlehem would have to change. However, many of those changes are for the better, such as the opening of the Bethlehem Steel Museum. The town has wanted a museum for some time now, but without enough funding it could not happen. The land changed hands several times which also made it difficult to raise money, but as soon as the slot machine license was awarded to Bethlehem, things were bound to change.

The museum probably still would not be getting the green light to open if it hadn’t been for the slot machines coming in. The slot machine casino is expected to bring in 5 million people a year to Bethlehem and those people are not going to spend all of their time at the casino. Some of those people are going to want to see the rest of Bethlehem, and this is where the museum will come in.

CCS Fundraising has also taken on the project and feel that they can help them raise their money. They came to light after the slot machine license was announced, and said that they thought they could help with the fundraising. They are known for their work in non-profit sectors, and have a 90% success rate with raising money, so they are probably the museums best bet. Some say it will be months before whether or not they will know if the museum will be a go or not, but museum officials say that the moment the slot machine licenses were announced the museum was a go.


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