Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway

Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway is a racino in Dayton, Ohio, United States. It was originally established in 1959 as Raceway Park in Toledo, Ohio, hosting car racing and thoroughbred racing.^[1] It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn National Gaming.

Racing

Standardbreds are featured in Harness Racing at Raceway Park in Toledo, Ohio

A Pacer warms up before racing at Raceway Park in Toledo, Ohio

Known for weekend live harness racing including Ohio Sire Stakes and Buckeye-Wolverine Pace. The Buckeye-Wolverine Pace took place every year until ending recently. The race once successfully predicted the outcome of the rival Ohio State-Michigan football game with 75% accuracy.^[2]

Move to Dayton

In 2011, Governor John Kasich agreed to allow video lottery terminals at Ohio's seven racetracks.^[3] To avoid having Raceway Park compete with its own Hollywood Casino Toledo, Penn National has sought and obtained state approval to move Raceway Park to Dayton.^[4] The racetrack move was completed in the Spring of 2014.^[5]The racino opened on August 28, 2014 with 1,000 video lottery terminals.

References

1. ↑ Raceway Park: About Us. (n.d.). Website. Retrieved April 4, 2011, from http://racewayparktoledo.com/about_us.php
2. ↑ HorseRacing.com: Raceway Park (n.d.). Website. Retrieved April 11, 2011, from http://www.horseracing.com/tracks/ohio/raceway-park/
3. ↑ Provance, Jim (June 17, 2011). "2 casinos to pay $110M more in tax". The Blade (Toledo). Retrieved 2012-05-23. 
4. ↑ Davis, Dave (March 16, 2012). "Penn National Gaming gets Ohio Gov. John Kasich's OK to move horse tracks to Dayton, Austintown". The Plain Dealer (Cleveland). Retrieved 2012-05-23. 
5. ↑ http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2013/05/01/Ohio-board-OKs-transfer-of-Raceway-Park-to-Dayton.html

External links

• Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway

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