Category: Gaming

Sandy Brown couldn’t believe what she saw when she looked down at the cards she had been dealt during the 7th Annual Deep Stack Charity Classic – a poker event that was held in April at the Delaware North-owned-and-operated Daytona Kennel Club & Poker Room. If she didn’t believe it then, she certainly believed it last week, when the resident of Daytona Beach, Fla., picked up $100,000 worth of prizes as a result of that singular, magnificent hand of poker.

From an initiative aimed at testing the waters of social gaming to adding new promotions and amenities for its customers, Delaware North’s gaming business is continuing a decades-long tradition of reinventing itself to thrive and grow.

Two Delaware North gaming employees have been honored for their outstanding work for the company, commitment to customer service and positive relationships with their managers and colleagues.

More than 660 poker players – including several high-profile names – participated in the recent three-day Deep Stack Poker Festival at Delaware North-owned-and-operated Daytona Beach Kennel Club & Poker Room.

Delaware North-operated Hamburg Gaming, near Buffalo, N.Y., set a new record at its Fourth Annual Electronic Recycling Event on Earth Day (April 22).

Troy Keeping, regional vice president for Delaware North’s gaming business and president/general manager at the company-owned-and-operated Southland Park Gaming & Racing, was named the 2014 Tourism Person of the Year at the Henry Awards onMarch 10to close the 41st Annual Arkansas Governor’s Conference on Tourism.

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. --Jumer’s Casino & Hotel in Rock Island, Ill., supported Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October by conducting three fundraising events.

HAMBURG, N.Y. -- The Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment team at Hamburg Gaming recently wrapped up its on-site gardening effort, which not only reached new heights in its second year but also raised money for the Food Bank of Western New York.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (June 6, 2014) – When California Chrome tries to become the first horse to capture the Triple Crown in 37 years at Saturday’s Belmont Stakes, racing fans will be enjoying plenty of special promotions at many of Delaware North’s gaming and racing locations across the United States.

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (January 16, 2014) – Southland Park Gaming & Racing today announced a $37.4 million project planned for 2014 to once again expand its gaming and hospitality amenities, plus redesign and enhance the venue’s exterior, main drive and south entrance.