The buyer is Wind Creek Hospitality, an affiliate of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, whose properties include casinos in Alabama and the Caribbean, a greyhound track in Alabama and poker rooms in Florida. Sands, which had long been rumored to be seeking a buyer for Bethlehem, did not immediately reveal what it planned to do with the proceeds but said the sale would “enhance liquidity as Sands pursues new development opportunities and returns capital to shareholders.” Though it raked in nearly $550 million from slot machines and table games last year – second among Pennsylvania’s 12 casinos – the casino is the smallest in Sands’ portfolio, which includes The Venetian in Las Vegas and resorts in Macau and Singapore. “Sands Bethlehem has become one of the leading regional entertainment and gaming destinations in the United States and we are extremely proud of the positive contributions the property has made for Bethlehem … and eastern Pennsylvania,” Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire mogul who leads Sands, said in a statement. The casino, which opened in 2009, is built on the site of the former Bethlehem Steel company. In fact, its annual revenues are second only to Parx Casino, according to state figures. The casino takes action 24/7 and opened on May 22, 2009. Sands spent over 700 million transforming the property into a luxury resort unlike any other in the region - and indeed like none other in the world. Sands later added a shopping mall, performing arts venue and 300-room hotel. Sands Bethlehem Casino Resort is one of the largest and most successful casinos in Pennsylvania. The Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania sits on the historic Bethlehem Steel site, once the world's greatest producer of steel. Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem opened in 2009 on the site of Bethlehem Steel’s former headquarters plant, transforming what was then the nation’s largest abandoned industrial complex into an $800 million destination that lured gamblers from New York and New Jersey. is selling its Pennsylvania casino to an American Indian tribe from Alabama for $1.3 billion, the company announced Thursday.

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