Gaming

John Macklin has been the executive chef at Mardi Gras Casino & Resort near Charleston, W. Va., since joining Delaware North in 2018 – shortly after the company acquired the Gaming property. Macklin is at the helm of culinary operations for Mardi Gras, which includes several restaurants and bars and a lounge, as well as banquet and catering services.

Southland Casino Hotel, Delaware North's owned-and-operated gaming property in West Memphis, Ark., is celebrating the completion of a $320 million dollar expansion, including a brand-new 300-room, 20-story hotel with 12 penthouse suites, and a 113,000-square-foot gaming floor that features 2,400 slot machines, 50 live table games and a variety of bars and dining options.

Delaware North is celebrating the opening of the new 113,000-square-foot casino complex at the rebranded Southland Casino Hotel, the company’s longtime gaming destination in West Memphis, Arkansas.

Delaware North has partnered with the American Gaming Association’s (AGA) Have A Game Plan.® Bet Responsibly™ to promote responsible sports wagering.

Some local children in Wheeling, W.Va., will have their summer vacation plans paid for, thanks to a donation from Delaware North’s Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack. 

After devastating tornadoes struck the Mid-South region of the United States in early December, two Delaware North gaming locations jumped into action to donate money and assist in disaster relief efforts in their local communities.

An expanded pre-launch facility with an additional 500 gaming machines – including electronic table games offering blackjack, roulette, craps and baccarat – opened last week at the Catawba Two Kings Casino in Kings Mountain, N.C. 

Delaware North’s Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack in Wheeling, W. Va., last week announced a $6,857 gift to Ohio Valley Breast Cancer Awareness Inc. through its “Game Changer” program and funds raised in the month of October.