Category: Gaming

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (March 1, 2012) – Jumer’s Casino and Hotel in Rock Island, Ill., is set to open a new restaurant at 4 p.m. today that celebrates the long history and achievements in food service of Delaware North Companies, which purchased and began operating the casino in 2011.

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (Dec. 5, 2011) – The Arkansas Greyhound Kennel Association donated $30,000 to local charities Saturday, Nov. 5, at the second annual Paws for a Cause event, hosted by Southland Park Gaming and Racing.

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (Nov. 14, 2011) – Southland Park Gaming & Racing in West Memphis, Ark., today announced it is set to begin a $10 million renovation of its gaming and hospitality amenities in December to better serve a fast-growing patron base.

HAMBURG, N.Y. (Nov. 10, 2011) – Hamburg Casino at the Fairgrounds plays host to its first wedding, Friday, which happens to be 11-11-11, when Monica Conlon and Mike Santasiero tie the knot.

WHEELING, W.Va. (August 10, 2011) – Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack is making its mark in casino entertainment. Thanks to the readers of Casino Player Magazine, America’s largest gaming publication, Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack was voted 17 First Place “Best of Gaming” awards in the 2011 readers’ poll.

ROCK ISLAND, Ill.(August 10, 2011) – Jumer’s Casino & Hotel in Rock Island, Ill., was recently voted best in several categories in two separate magazine readers’ polls.The two publications were Casino Players Magazine and Midwest Gaming and Travel Magazine.

ROCK ISLAND, Ill., and BUFFALO, N.Y. (April 27, 2011) – Delaware North Companies, a global hospitality company that owns and operates several U.S. casinos and gaming venues, today announced it has completed its acquisition of Jumer’s Casino & Hotel in Rock Island, Ill.

The new Hamburg Casino at the Fairgrounds, in conjunction with the Erie County Agricultural Society, today celebrated the grand opening of the new $25.4 million gaming and entertainment center at the Erie County Fairgrounds.

Southland Park Gaming & Racing has received international certification that its operations are environmentally friendly.

Empire Resorts, Inc. and Delaware North Companies announced today that the Company is teaming up with Delaware North Companies under a multi-year management agreement that will provide strategic advisory, marketing, and management services for the Company’s gaming and racing operations at Monticello Casino & Raceway.