The first concrete for the complex, which is located on the former Bethlehem Steel land on the south side of the city, was poured on November 15, 2007. Its opening was delayed until the second quarter of 2009. The casino was slated to open in July 2008, but demolition took longer than expected due to the heavy concrete foundations of the old steel building. It was developed by the Las Vegas Sands corporation. The property is one of five stand-alone casinos that was awarded a slots license by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on December 20, 2006. History Construction of the casino at the defunct Bethlehem Steel site with an original ore crane, 2008 The Outlets at Wind Creek Bethlehem, 2014

It is owned and operated by Wind Creek Hospitality, an entity of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. The Wind Creek Bethlehem (formerly Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem) is a casino hotel located in the Bethlehem Works development site in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. Sands BethWorks (planning/construction).