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US – Penn puts Plainridge Park plan to paper

By - 14 October 2013

Penn National Gaming has now submitted its proposal to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission for a US$225m Plainridge Park Casino, where it wants to build a fully integrated racing and gaming operation.

The proposal includes a fully-integrated 106,000 sq. ft. racing and gaming facility featuring live harness racing and simulcasting, a 44,260 sq. ft. gaming floor with 1,250 slot machines, a high-end casual dining restaurant, the first-ever Doug Flutie Sports Bar, a four-venue food court, multi-purpose banquet room, entertainment lounge and bar.

Tim Wilmott, President and Chief Operating Officer of Penn National Gaming, said: “We are very excited to submit our formal application to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, and are confident that our proposal will create the best opportunities in the Commonwealth for the sole Category 2 gaming license. As the largest owner of both regional gaming and pari-mutuel racing facilities in the country, Penn National has established a strong track record of developing racing facilities into successful racing and gaming entertainment operations. Our facilities benefit local horsemen, local communities and all state residents through economic development leading to the creation of new jobs and new tax revenues.”
“Significantly, our project is ideally located to recapture gaming dollars that are now going to Rhode Island and Connecticut, and it will save live harness racing in the Commonwealth and the thousands of acres of green open space and jobs dependent on the industry. As North America’s largest regional gaming operator, we have the experience, knowledge and financial resources to optimise this project as an economic engine for the region and the state.  We’ve experienced first-hand the type of revitalization that can occur when you blend slot machine entertainment with the excitement of live horse racing. In Bangor, Maine, for example, the addition of slot machines at Bangor Historic Raceway has resulted in racing purses nearly tripling and the number of race days doubling and we have generated similar results in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and other markets throughout the country.”

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