The 30,000-square-foot live entertainment venue known as the Xcite Center is the crown jewel of the project which can accommodate 2,000 standing or 1,532 seated, and can also be configured for boxing and other unique events. Powell and John Dixon, the Chief Technology Officer at Greenwood Gaming & Entertainment to attend numerous industry trade shows in order to preview first-hand the products currently in the marketplace, as well some private “sneak peek” demos of emerging technology, which ultimately proved to be quite helpful.

Starlite’s design engineers collaborated with stakeholders at Parx for more than 2-years on the design and schematic development of the project, which included numerous revisions along the way – including, for example, a decision to raise the roof an additional 18-feet AFTER it had already been constructed.Ĭountless meetings were held at Starlite’s headquarters in Moorestown, NJ as well as the project site and we encouraged Mr. So, naturally, when Greenwood Gaming began planting the seeds for the new live event venue at the property, Starlite was brought into the discussions early on.įor a casino venue project, this was very technically advanced. and, in fact, had provided a considerable amount of the technology for the casino when it was originally erected in 2009 – including 140 zones of distributed sound and sound-masking, more than 1500 speakers, 93 amplifiers, 90 equipment racks, 67 PZM’s, a large JBL VerTec Line array, a Magenta Mondo III 4×96 switcher and Crestron control.Īdditionally, Starlite’s team frequently collaborated on some high-profile projects with Nathan Powell, the former lead consultant at Production Technology Consultants Group, Inc., who is now the Director of Entertainment Technologies and Design at Parx.

Starlite had an existing relationship with Parx’ parent company Greenwood Gaming & Entertainment, Inc.

Many casino properties are investing millions of dollars to add entertainment options as gaming competition grows and consumer demands and expectations change to include non-gaming lures and Parx Casino’s new entertainment venue is another way to attract customers. Parx Casino, the largest casino in Pennsylvania, recently completed a $50 million expansion project which includes an exorbitant amount of entertainment technology.

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