Parx Casino Shippensburg is preparing to introduce live dealer table games. The Cumberland Valley mini-casino has run since January 2023 with roughly 500 slot machines, sports betting kiosks, and a floor of electronic table games rather than live dealers.
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board scheduled formal “test days” for Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 27–28, 2026. Parx has also outlined a soft opening for Friday, Jan. 30, pending final approval, followed by a grand-opening weekend beginning Feb. 6.
From electronic tables to live dealers
Parx has said it is transitioning from 48 electronic table games to a live setup expected to open with about a dozen tables. The initial mix is slated to include blackjack and roulette, along with poker-style offerings such as Texas Hold’em and Three Card Poker.
Published coverage has described the move as less about novelty than matching player expectations. With every other Pennsylvania casino offering live tables, Shippensburg has been an outlier in on-floor product, especially for customers who prefer dealer interaction. The PGCB test process is meant to validate game procedures, cage and chip controls, and surveillance readiness before the tables go live.
How the rollout could reshape the property
Live tables can change visit patterns for a smaller venue. Dealer games often increase dwell time, and that can lift cross-sell to slots and on-site food and beverage by keeping a broader set of customers on property for longer sessions.
They also raise operating complexity. Table games require trained dealers, pit supervision, surveillance coverage, and tighter internal controls. Those added costs make the early footprint and operating hours important signals of whether the expansion can grow revenue without compressing margins in a highly competitive Pennsylvania market.
