Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem | 4,698 followers on LinkedIn. Sands Bethlehem opened May of 2009 in Eastern Pennsylvania. It is situated on the site of the historic Bethlehem Steel plant and located approximately 60 minutes from Philadelphia and the northern New Jersey suburbs and 90 minutes from New York City. Sands Bethlehem offers over 3,000 state-of the-art slot machines and 200 table games including a 30 table poker room, as well as a 300-room hotel and over 12,000 sq. ft. of meeting space.