Miami Valley Gaming is a

harness racing Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace). They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, or spider, or chariot occupied by a driver. In Europe, and less frequently in Australi ...

track and casino (a " racino") in

Turtlecreek Township, Ohio Turtlecreek Township is one of the eleven civil township, townships of Warren County, Ohio, Warren County, Ohio, United States. It is in the central part of the county and surrounds the county seat of Lebanon, Ohio, Lebanon. Turtlecreek is the l ...

. It opened in 2013 as a replacement for Lebanon Raceway, located in nearby Lebanon. The track conducts seasonal live racing on Friday and Saturday nights as well as Sunday, Monday and Tuesday afternoons. The track offers simulcasting from North American harness tracks seven days a week. After Governor John Kasich approved video lottery terminals at Ohio racetracks in 2011, a joint venture of

Churchill Downs Inc. Churchill Downs Incorporated is the parent company of Churchill Downs. The company has evolved from one racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky, to a multi American-state-wide, publicly traded company with racetracks, casinos and an online wagering comp ...

and Delaware North Companies agreed in March 2012 to buy Lebanon Raceway from the Nixon and Carlo families for $60 million, and planned to transfer its license to a new $215-million racino to be built several miles away. The purchase was completed in December 2012. The casino at the new location opened on December 12, 2013. In 2017, Miami Valley Gaming spent $5 million on expansion, adding new patio and high limit areas. In November 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio, the Miami Valley Gaming announced that they would change their operating hours due to the statewide curfew imposed by Governor

Mike DeWine Richard Michael DeWine (; born January 5, 1947) is an American politician and attorney serving as the 70th and current governor of Ohio. A member of the Republican Party, DeWine began his career as a prosecutor before being elected to the O ...

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