THE CORDISH COMPANIES’ LIVE! CASINO & HOTEL PHILADELPHIA RANKS TOP 10 FOR BEST CASINO OUTSIDE OF VEGAS AND BEST CASINO FOR SLOTS IN USA TODAY’S 10BEST READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS
Live! Rewards® Customer Loyalty Program Remains
Top 5 for Best Players Club in Reader-Voted Survey
BALTIMORE (September 16, 2026) – Three big awards, one premier guest experience. The Cordish Companies’ Live! Casino brand earned national acclaim in the 2026 USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards.
Marking an exciting achievement for Cordish’s South Philly gaming and entertainment destination, Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia earned two Top 10 rankings for Best Casino Outside of Las Vegas and Best Casino for Slots. In addition, the Live! Rewards customer loyalty program, available at all Live! Casinos & Hotels nationwide, retained its ranking as one of the Top 5 Best Players Club. These prestigious, annual awards are selected by panels of industry experts, with the final rankings determined by public voting.
Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia
Celebrating its 5th Anniversary this year, Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia has become a leader in gaming, dining, entertainment, and philanthropy. The property recently invested over $1.2 million in the guest experience, including an exclusive partnership with celebrity chef Jet Tila and the property’s pan-Asian restaurant, Luk Fu; a refreshed 10th Street Market, showcasing local culinary favorites and limited-time pop-ups from some of Philly’s most popular restaurants; and an upgrade to the menu and luxe surroundings of The Library Bar, located in the hotel lobby.
The property has also garnered multiple gaming awards for its slot offering. Live! Philadelphia features nearly 2,000 of the latest state-of-the-art machines, from cult favorites to timeless classics. The newest investment is the all-new Spooky Link™ Zone, featuring 26 gaming positions showcasing an exciting lineup of player-favorite games, including Firecracker Fortunes and Buffalo Mega Stampede. Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia also offers more than 130 live-action table games, a dedicated poker room, two high limit rooms, the FanDuel Sportsbook and Lounge, 200+ luxury hotel rooms, and the Live! Event Center.
“To be recognized among the top casinos in the country for our slot experience and as a destination outside of Las Vegas is a tremendous honor,” said Jason Birney, General Manager of Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia. “We are constantly elevating our offerings to ensure every guest has a memorable visit. These awards are a direct reflection of the world-class gaming, entertainment, and dining experiences our Team Members are dedicated to delivering every day, and we couldn’t be prouder of them.”
Live! Rewards
The company’s multi-award winning Live! Rewards Players Club reinforced its position as the gold standard for casino loyalty, multi-tiered, cross-property programs built around real guest value. With over two million members and counting, the program has driven measurable retention
across the entire Live! Casino portfolio, which now includes resort, casino, and entertainment destinations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Louisiana and Virginia.
The program rewards members through Comps, Flex Points, and Tier Boosters redeemable across gaming, dining, hotel, and retail, including the newest location, Live! Casino Virginia. The Petersburg destination currently features a temporary gaming facility while work continues on the $1.4 billion mixed-use resort destination, Live! Casino & Hotel Virginia, scheduled to open in 2027. Throughout it all, Live! Rewards members can check their points and perks through the free Live! Rewards mobile app.
A unique feature of the Live! Rewards program is that it also expands member value beyond the gaming floor with comps redemptions across Live!’s Entertainment Districts, like Stateside Live! in Philadelphia or Kansas City Live! and the Power & Light District in Missouri. Members can also enjoy perks and partnerships with Norwegian Cruise Line, Baha Mar and local businesses and restaurants in each market. As members advance through tiers, they earn rewards faster and gain more exclusive perks.
“Our guests deserve nothing less than rewarding experiences, and that is the philosophy behind Live! Rewards,” said Suzanne Trout, Chief Marketing Officer for Cordish Gaming Group, the gaming division of The Cordish Companies. “Ranking among the top five players clubs in the country is a powerful endorsement from our members and a testament to the personalized offers, exclusive experiences, industry-leading benefits and exceptional service our teams deliver.”
About Live! Casinos & Hotels
Live! Casinos & Hotels set a new standard in best-in-class customer experiences with highly acclaimed resort, casino and entertainment destinations throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southern U.S. regions. Live! delivers a renowned blend of world-class accommodation and amenities, award-winning dining, casino gaming action, and headline entertainment, all in an exciting, spontaneous atmosphere that has become synonymous with the Live! brand nationwide. Live! offers premier gaming experiences, including strategic partnerships with national brands to bring unique promotions and sports engagement opportunities to all Live! properties. With a commitment to impeccable customer service and treating guests like part of the family, Live! properties attract millions of visitors per year seeking unique experiences with gaming, dining and entertainment, all in one location. The portfolio includes Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland – located in the Washington, DC/Baltimore corridor; Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia – located in the heart of the South Philadelphia Stadium District; Live! Casino Pittsburgh – located in Westmoreland County, PA; and PlayLive.com – the company's branded Internet gambling business in the Commonwealth of PA. The newest Live! properties include Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana, located in Shreveport-Bossier, and Live! Casino in Petersburg, VA, a temporary gaming facility operating while construction continues on Live! Casino & Hotel Virginia, a full-scale destination resort anticipated to open late in 2027. Live! Casinos & Hotels are owned and operated by Cordish Gaming Group, a division of the world-renowned developers The Cordish Companies. For more information, visit Livech.com.
###
About Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia
Voted Best Casino in Pennsylvania by Casino Player Magazine, Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia is a one-stop destination in South Philly’s Stadium District to enjoy the fast-paced action of four major professional sports teams, upscale accommodations, and world-class gaming, dining and entertainment. Located off I-95 and I-76, the property features more than 200 luxury hotel rooms, approximately 2,000 slots and 130 table games, including a dedicated poker room; plus, a FanDuel® Sportsbook and Lounge. Award-winning dining and entertainment options include The Prime Rib® legendary steakhouse; Luk Fu by celebrated chef Jet Tila; Sports & Social, a one-of-a-kind sports restaurant; 10th Street Market, featuring the classic Philly flavors of Geno’s Steaks, Lorenzo and Sons Pizza, Termini Bros. Bakery, and exclusive pop-up offerings from other favorite brands; a spirited nightlife scene at The Library Bar; and live music at Center Bar. The Live! Event Center offers more than 15,500 square feet of customizable meeting and event space with ample, secure parking. Guests can also play online in Pennsylvania on PlayLive.com Live! Casino & Hotel is owned and managed by Stadium Casino RE, LLC, an affiliate of The Cordish Companies. For reservations, call 1-833-472-5483 or visit LiveCH.com/Philadelphia. Follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram @livecasinophl.
About The Cordish Companies
The Cordish Companies’ origins date back to 1910 and encompass four generations of privately-held, family ownership. During the past ten decades, The Cordish Companies has grown into a global leader in Commercial Real Estate; Entertainment Districts; Sports-Anchored Developments; Gaming; Hotels; Residential Properties; Restaurants; International Development; Coworking Spaces; and Private Equity. One of the largest and most respected developers in the world, The Cordish Companies has been awarded an unprecedented seven Urban Land Institute Awards for Excellence for public-private developments that are of unique significance to the cities in which they are located. The Cordish Companies has developed and operates highly acclaimed dining, entertainment and hospitality destinations throughout the United States, many falling under The Cordish Companies’ Live! Brand, highly regarded as one of the premier entertainment brands in the country. In gaming, The Cordish Companies has developed among the most successful casino hotel resorts in the world including the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa and Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland. Welcoming over 55 million visitors per year, these developments are among the highest profile dining, entertainment, gaming, hotel and sports-anchored destinations in the country. Over the generations, The Cordish Companies has remained true to the family’s core values of quality, entrepreneurial spirit, long-term personal relationships, and integrity. As a testimony to the long-term vision of its family leadership, The Cordish Companies still owns and manages virtually every business it has created. For more information visit www.cordish.com or follow us on Twitter.
“The Cordish Companies,” “The Cordish Company” and “Cordish” are trademarks used under license by independent corporations, legal liability companies and partnerships (“Cordish Entities”). Each Cordish Entity is a separate, single-purpose legal entity that is solely responsible for its obligations and liabilities. No common operations or financial interdependency, and no intermingling of assets or liabilities of the Cordish Entities exists, or should be deemed to exist, as a result of the potential common reference to multiple independent entities operating under the names “Cordish,” “The Cordish Companies” or “The Cordish Company” here or elsewhere.