Category: Gaming

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.

Miami Valley Gaming, a joint venture of gaming and hospitality leader Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment and legendary Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI), officially opened its doors today to thousands of residents from the Dayton and Cincinnati regions of Southwest Ohio.

Miami Valley Gaming,a joint venture of Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment and Churchill Downs Incorporated, announced a $3 million commitment to Warren County’s efforts to revitalize the Warren County Fairgrounds.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (Oct. 22, 2012) – Motivated by the success of Southland Park Gaming & Racing’s Kennel Association’s 2011 Susan G. Komen for the Cure event, the Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment Racing Committee extended its breast-cancer awareness fundraising effort to include each company-owned-and-operated track.

BUFFALO, NY and LOUISVILLE, KY (March 1, 2012) – Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment, one of the most innovative gaming and racing operators in the country, and Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI”), a premier racing, gaming and entertainment company, today announced their joint venture to purchase Lebanon Raceway in Lebanon, Ohio, and develop a new video lottery terminal (VLT) facility with up to 2,500 VLTs and a harness racetrack.

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.