1) The residents of central Pennsylvania strongly oppose the brick-and-mortar casino that Bally’s hopes to build at the dying Nittany Mall near Penn State University.

2) The Bally’s business decision to choose a failed shopping mall’s former Macy’s department store location was a decision that will doom any chance for success that Bally’s had hoped for. Who at Bally’s chose that decaying mall with no anchor stores as an ideal site for Bally’s first brick-and-mortar casino in Pennsylvania?

3) The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will most likely deliberate for two more years before approving or denying the proposed Bally’s casino in State College. Even if approved, remodeling that former Macy’s store into a casino will take at least 12 months. If Bally’s anticipates a ribbon-cutting ceremony prior to 2026, they should take another look at the calendar.

Bally’s decision-makers should focus on achieving future success at their $1.7B flagship casino and hotel resort planned for Chicago. The wisest move now would be to reevaluate their unwise business decision to bring their bound-to-fail casino project to State College. Mr. Reeves is already aware of all of the above. Let’s hope he starts off as CEO smartly by canceling the unwise plans to bring future embarrassment to his team.