RacinosNew Mexico Gaming
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Meetings Planned for Groups Applying for Racino License (9/8/2018)
(New Mexico) -- The groups applying for the racino license are one step closer to achieving their goal. There are three meetings planned for the five different groups...
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The race for the last racino: Companies look to Clovis, Tucumcari for New Mexico's sixth and final racino (8/24/2018)
(New Mexico) -- The race is on for the last "racino" in New Mexico and there's an 80-percent chance it could land in Eastern New Mexico, just miles from...
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Five racino applicants line up at the starting gate (8/23/2018)
(New Mexico) -- Five applicants are at the starting gate as the race begins to award the state’s sixth racino, a combination horse race track and gambling casino....
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Racetrack with ‘moving grandstand’ proposed in New Mexico (8/23/2018)
(New Mexico) -- A Las Vegas casino executive is proposing a new racetrack and casino in eastern New Mexico with a “moving grandstand” that will allow an...
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Applicants for next New Mexico racetrack casino down to 5 (8/21/2018)
(New Mexico) -- The number of companies seeking to build New Mexico’s sixth horse-racing track and slot machine casino has shrunk to five. Eight groups told the...
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Clovis racino draws another player (8/20/2018)
(New Mexico) -- The race is on for the state’s sixth and last racino license, and the Clovis area is looming large as the place to do business. Full House Resorts...
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Full House Resorts New Mexico racetrack to have moving grandstand (8/20/2018)
(New Mexico) -- Las Vegas casino executive Dan Lee is hoping to make horse racing exciting again while catapulting his company into the gaming industry’s bigger...
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Racino operator worries about viability of another racino in NM (8/4/2018)
(New Mexico) -- The state of New Mexico is considering adding a 6th racino, but one racino operator thinks five is enough. “There’s one in Sunland Park,...
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List of potential racino applicants grows (8/3/2018)
(New Mexico) -- Three additional groups notified the New Mexico Racing Commission that they plan to apply for a license to open a new horse-racing track with slot...
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Grandson of former racetrack owner applying for racino near Clovis (7/9/2018)
(New Mexico) -- A grandson of former New Mexico horse track owner R.D. Hubbard said Monday he heads a group that will apply for the state’s sixth racing license....
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Racino applicants hope to get Tucumcari’s economy back on track (7/7/2018)
(New Mexico) -- Warren Frost’s field of dreams is 330 acres on the east edge of town. The land is mostly mesquite, cactus and scrub grass. Someone planted three...
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Groups vie for sixth and final New Mexico 'racino' license (7/7/2018)
(New Mexico) -- Supporters of an effort to bring New Mexico's sixth license for a horse racetrack and casino to Clovis say such a business venture would result in...
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Tucumcari confident in bid for racino (7/4/2018)
(New Mexico) -- The interest of three groups expressing interest of bringing a racino to the Clovis, Curry County area is not swaying or lessening the confidence of the...
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State accepting proposals for newest race track/casino (5/13/2018)
(New Mexico) -- State officials are accepting new applications for New Mexico's sixth race track and casino license. According to the Santa Fe New Mexican, at least...
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New Mexico reviewing applications for state's 6th 'racino' (5/12/2018)
(New Mexico) -- New Mexico officials are accepting new applications for the state's sixth race track and casino license. The Eastern New Mexico News reports at least...
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New Mexico Tracks’ Slot Revenue Declines To Lowest Figures Since 2005 (10/22/2017)
(New Mexico) -- Slot revenue at New Mexico's horse racing tracks has consistently declined over the past two years, reports usnews.com. In the 2015 fiscal year slot...
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New Mexico horse-racing tracks see drop in slot revenue (10/21/2017)
(New Mexico) -- Revenue from slot machines at New Mexico horse-racing tracks has declined to its lowest point since the opening of the state's newest track in 2005,...
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Racino slot revenue nosedives as gaming industry outlook dims (10/14/2017)
(New Mexico) -- Slot machine revenue at New Mexico horse-racing tracks has declined for a second consecutive year, plummeting to its lowest point since the opening of...
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Ohio Gaming
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Austintown racino reveals outside patio expansion (9/1/2018)
(Ohio) -- Gamblers will be able to enjoy the new outdoor expansion at Hollywood Gaming in Austintown this holiday weekend. The racino revealed the expansion Friday that...
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Ohio gambling revenue figures show continued growth among the state's racinos (8/11/2018)
(Ohio) -- New gambling revenue figures released this week showed Ohio's seven slots-only racinos continue to outpace the state's four full-fledged casinos. The...
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Racino revenue up (7/11/2018)
(Ohio) -- Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course reported slot-machine revenue of $10.1 million in June 2018, up from $9.5 million made in June 2017. The...
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Record slot machine revenue at Ohio's racinos nears $1 billion for the year (7/10/2018)
(Ohio) -- Ohio's seven racinos collected a record $987 million in slot machine revenue after paying out winnings during the fiscal year that just ended in June, an...
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Racino posts strong numbers in April (5/9/2018)
(Ohio) -- Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course marked its highest April for wagering on its video lottery terminals (VLTs) since the local facility opened in...
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Jack Cleveland Casino has lowest April revenue in history, trails other three Ohio casinos; monthly casino/racino report (5/7/2018)
(Ohio) -- Jack Cleveland Casino had the lowest April revenue in its history and was the only one of four casinos and seven racinos in Ohio to show a decline in April...
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Ohio casinos, racinos hit revenue jackpot in March (4/12/2018)
(Ohio) -- When the gambling bug bit Ohio last month, it made sure that it would leave a big mark on the state. Ohio’s four casinos reported gross gaming revenue...
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Jack Entertainment is betting casino and racino additions will pay off (2/4/2018)
(Ohio) -- Dan Gilbert's gambling operations in Northeast Ohio — Jack Entertainment LLC's Jack Cleveland casino in downtown Cleveland and Jack Thistledown...
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Racino GM sees growth potential (12/12/2017)
(Ohio) -- Tony Frabbiele, the general manager for Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course, says there are still plenty of opportunities for the Austintown racino...
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Wagering jumps at Austintown racino (10/11/2017)
(Ohio) -- Wagering at Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course’s video lottery terminals jumped nearly $9 million in September compared to the same month...
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Pennsylvania Gaming
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Placing a winning bet on horse racing (8/26/2018)
(Pennsylvania) -- Horse racing has always had an allure, a glamorous dash of the stylish and the seedy that’s made it the subject of far-flung fiction (e.g....
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With Gambling Expansion, Things Are Looking Up For PA Racetracks (4/5/2018)
(Pennsylvania) -- Slot machines at the state’s 12 operating casinos generated a whopping $239 million in tax money for the local horse racing industry last year,...
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New York Gaming
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Another roll of the dice: Schenectady's Rivers, Saratoga's racino get new Mass. neighbor (8/5/2018)
(New York) -- The crowded Northeast gambling industry will gain a new player in less than three weeks, as one of two large casinos under construction in Massachusetts...
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Race on for racino (5/9/2018)
(New Mexico) -- As the state starts accepting applications for its sixth racino license, eastern New Mexico will have at least two horses in the race. Projects proposed...
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NYRA, Industry Leaders Back Sports Gambling at Tracks (1/24/2018)
(New York) -- New York Racing Association tracks want to participate in sports wagering should the U.S. Supreme Court relax a ban on the gambling form, according to the...
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Senator eyeing NY sports betting bill after court ruling (1/24/2018)
(New York) -- A key state senator on Wednesday said New York lawmakers are likely to take up legislation to consider allowing sports betting soon after the U.S. Supreme...
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Vernon Downs racino: Owner to reduce slots, hopes to boost catering business (11/6/2017)
(New York) -- Vernon Downs owner Jeff Gural says he survived the 2017 harness season at his racetrack/casino only because New York state cut the amount of taxes he pays...
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MGM Resorts
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MGM buys Ohio’s Hard Rock Rocksino (7/14/2018)
(Ohio) -- The property sold for $1.02bn but will continue to operate under the Hard Rock Rocksino name. MGM Growth Properties of Las Vegas said in a news release late...
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New Jersey Gaming
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Why Wait? Meadowlands Bumps Up Its NJ Sports Betting Plans By A Day (7/2/2018)
(New Jersey) -- It appears as if Jeff Gural is getting too antsy for his own comfort. Jason Settlemoir, general manager for Gural’s Meadowlands Racetrack, told...
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Indiana Gaming
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Racino owner: State will get $50 million from sale to Caesars (6/26/2018)
(Indiana) -- State regulators are expected to decide Thursday whether the owners of Indiana's two horse track-casinos will have to pay a $50 million transfer fee to...
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State awaiting paperwork on potential racino sale (12/9/2017)
(Indiana) -- The Indiana Horse Racing Commission is still awaiting an application for the proposed sale of the state's two racetrack casinos to Caesars Entertainment.
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Louisiana Gaming
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Louisiana Senate doesn't pass racino changes (5/9/2018)
(Louisiana) -- The state Senate failed to approve legislation that would change the designs of racetrack casinos. Coming up a vote short of the tally necessary for...
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Toronto Gaming
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Council approves community benefits agreement for gambling expansion at Woodbine racetrack (4/26/2018)
(Toronto) -- Toronto council gave its final approval on Thursday to a community benefits agreement between the city and a consortium charged with expanding gambling...
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The expansion of the casino at the Woodbine racetrack Toronto will bring millions of additional profits (PHOTOS) (4/19/2018)
(Ontario) -- Proposed development of a casino at the racetrack Woodbine Racetrack may give the city from $10 to $15 million generated by annual fees, while providing...
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Hard Rock
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VizExplorer solution for Rocksino (4/12/2018)
(Ohio) -- VizExplorer, a provider of operational intelligence solutions to the gaming industry, has signed an agreement to deploy its marketing campaign management...
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Coeur d’Alene Tribe
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Bid to vote on betting machines at tracks sparks dispute (3/28/2018)
(Idaho) -- Backers of a ballot initiative seeking to legalize lucrative betting machines in Idaho said Wednesday that the Coeur d'Alene Tribe has hired operatives to...
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Coeur d'Alene Tribe denies voter intimidation (3/28/2018)
(Idaho) -- Officials with the Coeur d'Alene Tribe say they have hired employees to counter claims surrounding a proposed ballot initiative, but deny accusations...
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Group denies harassment claims over instant horse racing machines (3/28/2018)
(Idaho) -- Horse racing has been a topic of conversation at the Statehouse over the last five years. In 2013, lawmakers approved the use of instant horse racing machines...
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Virginia Gaming
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Va. governor indicates support for Colonial slots (3/13/2018)
(Virginia) -- Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has said that the state needs to be “open-minded” when considering the legalization of casino-style gambling,...
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West Virginia Gaming
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This Pennsylvania Border State Has Begun it's Own Gambling Expansion (3/10/2018)
(West Virginia) -- Pennsylvania made big waves last Fall when its legislature, after years of debate, passed a gambling expansion law that will change the outlook of the...
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Florida Gaming
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Vice: Gambling in Florida (12/13/2017)
(Florida) -- Gambling is as synonymous with Florida as are oranges and beaches. Floridians were betting the horses here when Ralph Waldo Emerson visited nearly two...
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Caesars
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State still awaiting application for Centuar Gaming sale to Caesars Entertainment (12/6/2017)
(Indiana) -- The Indiana Horse Racing Commission is still awaiting an application for the proposed sale of the state’s two racetrack casinos to Caesars...
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Other News
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Ruidoso Downs Race Track & Casino Selects Aristocrat System, Games for Its Remodel (5/22/2018)
(New Mexico) -- Ruidoso Downs Race Track & Casino in Ruidoso, N.M. has leveraged its existing partnership with Aristocrat to upgrade its Oasis 360 casino management...
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Kentucky Derby a reminder of horse racing's 'casino connection' (5/3/2018)
(Kentucky) -- Saturday’s running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs serves as a reminder of how close the very different worlds of casino entertainment and...
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Vernon Downs to open 2018 racing season with no talk of financial woes (4/18/2018)
(New York) -- The 2018 harness racing season begins Friday, April 20, at Vernon Downs in Oneida County. This year, unlike 2017, there are no delays to the season opener...
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Vernon Downs prepares for upcoming racing season (4/18/2018)
(New York) -- Vernon Downs paints an optimistic picture, with some minor challenges, as it gets ready for a new racing season. Vernon Downs was on the verge of closing...
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Hialeah track and casino owner Brunetti gets a big send-off (3/17/2018)
(Florida) -- Business leaders come and go, but very few had the influence of John Brunetti. Long-time Hialeah Park track announcer Tom Durkin likely phrased it best:...
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Creative Gambling with Small Bankroll at the Races (2/17/2018)
(Philadelphia) -- Recently a friend and I were at the racetrack and had each gone flat broke fairly early in the day’s card. Neither of us wanted to go home just yet,...
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Tioga Downs celebrates first year since casino expansion (2/17/2018)
(New York) -- Tioga Downs Casino is celebrating a year of tremendous growth and progress. December marked a year since the casino resort completed its gaming floor...
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Janney On ‘Disgraceful And Sad’ Pennsylvania Events: ‘It Gives All Of Racing A Black Eye’ (8/14/2017)
(Pennsylvania) -- My sense is that we are at a crossroads. There are many signs of hope, progress and accomplishment. We are taking steps to make our horses safer as...
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Town Hall to focus on racino spending (8/13/2017)
(Indiana) -- How to spend the city’s racino funds will be the topic of the latest Town Hall public forum hosted by Shelbyville City Councilman Brad Ridgeway.
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State again accepting track-casino applications (8/3/2017)
(Pennsylvania) -- A harness racing license, held for almost 10 years by entities with ties to Lawrence County, is again on the block. The state Harness Racing Commission...
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Hialeah Park Racing & Casino (7/24/2017)
(Florida) -- In 1922, Missouri cattleman James Bright and aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss got together and founded the Miami Kennel Club as the first pari-mutuel...
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Editorial: Racino bill needs more vetting (7/22/2017)
(New York) -- Before Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs any legislation to allow the Saratoga racino and other medium-sized racinos to keep more of their net winnings, he should...
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State Bailout Saves N.Y. Racino From Closure (7/13/2017)
(New York) -- There are 300 very happy people at New York’s Vernon Downs this week. The Syracuse-area racetrack and racino will not close, as was announced last...
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Racino sees large increase in wagering (7/7/2017)
(Ohio) -- Wagering on Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course’s video lottery terminals jumped nearly $119 million over the past year. The Austintown...
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Jeff Gural Plans to Close Vernon Downs Unless Tax Break Issued for Struggling Racino (6/24/2017)
(New York) -- New York real estate developer Jeff Gural says he can no longer justify keeping Vernon Downs open for business unless the state gives him a substantial tax...
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Canterbury Park transforms from racetrack to entertainment destination (6/18/2017)
(Minnesota) -- On a track built for horses, sometimes lap dogs make it to the winner’s circle. With interest in traditional derby racing on the wane, racetracks...
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Austintown racino has new general manager (6/8/2017)
(Ohio) -- Anthony “Tony” M. Frabbiele has been named general manager of Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course, effective June 14.
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Casino and horse racing operator Centaur Gaming explores sale -sources (5/6/2017)
(Indiana) -- Centaur Gaming LLC, a privately owned U.S. casino and horse racing company, is exploring a sale that could value it at more than $1 billion, including debt...
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Plainridge Park opens the 2017 racing season (4/10/2017)
(Massachusetts) -- The 18th season of live harness racing at Plainridge Park kicks off on Monday (April 10) with a 10-race card that offers a total of $57,400 in purses...
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Racino expands slot-machine options (3/25/2017)
(Ohio) -- Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course announced Friday that it will be increasing the size of its gaming floor, allowing for the addition of 50 new...
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