Penn Entertainment, Inc., formerly Penn National Gaming, is an American entertainment company and operator of integrated entertainment, sports content, and

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. It operates 43 properties in 20 states, under brands including Hollywood Casino, Ameristar, and Boomtown. It also owns the Canadian digital media company

Score Media and Gaming Score Media and Gaming Inc., doing business as theScore, is a Canadian digital media company based in Toronto. It was founded in 2012 by John S. Levy, the company's Chief Executive Officer and chairman. The company owns and operates digital spo ...

. It also offers

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in 17 U.S. jurisdictions and

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gaming in five, under brands such as

ESPN Bet ESPN Bet (stylized as ESPN BET) is a brand of American sportsbooks and online sports betting services operated by Penn Entertainment. Its branding is licensed from ESPN Inc., which cross-promotes the services across its television networks and ...

and theScore Bet.

History

Background and early history (1968–1994)

Beginning: Pitt Park Raceway, Inc. and the Pennsylvania National Turf Club

In 1967, Pennsylvania enacted a law allowing

thoroughbred horse racing Thoroughbred racing is a sport and Horse industry, industry involving the Horse racing, racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport – flat racing and jump racing, the latter know ...

with parimutuel wagering. Two companies that later formed part of Penn National Gaming were founded in 1968 by groups seeking one of the four available racing licenses: Pitt Park Raceway, Inc., formed by several

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area businessmen, and the Pennsylvania National Turf Club, established by a group of Central Pennsylvania investors. The Turf Club was awarded one of the licenses, and soon began construction on

Penn National Race Course The Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course is a thoroughbred horse racing track and casino which is located in Grantville, Pennsylvania, east of Harrisburg. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment. ...

. The complex included a motor speedway, which held its first races in 1971, and the horse track, which opened in 1972. Pitt Park Raceway, meanwhile, was denied in its initial application, but received one of a second round of licenses issued in 1970. The first Pitt Park racing meet opened in 1971 at The Meadows, an existing

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track. Pitt Park lost half a million dollars in its first meet, leading its owners to sell the company to a group of investors, including Philadelphia insurance businessman Peter D. Carlino. After another unsuccessful season at The Meadows, Pitt Park changed its name to the Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association and moved to Penn National Race Course. Starting in 1973, as a tenant of the Turf Club, Mountainview held 100 nights of racing there each year.

Reorganization and renaming to Penn National Gaming

In 1982, Carlino purchased Penn National Race Course from the financially struggling Turf Club. The Turf Club continued to operate its own racing meet each year, now as a tenant of Carlino. The companies involved with Penn National Race Course were reorganized in 1994 in preparation for an

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. PNRC Corp., which had been incorporated in 1982, was renamed as Penn National Gaming, with Mountainview and the Turf Club as its subsidiaries. Carlino's son, Peter M. Carlino, who had earlier managed Mountainview, was Penn National's first CEO, a position he held until 2013. In May 1994, Penn National Gaming became a

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via an

on the

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, raising $18 million to pay down debt and fund construction of

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parlors.

Expansion (1996–2021)

Penn National expanded beyond its first racetrack with the acquisitions of

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in 1996,

Charles Town Races Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races is a casino, hotel and Thoroughbred horse racing complex located in Charles Town, West Virginia, 60 miles (97 km) northwest of Washington, D.C. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated ...

in 1997, and, in 1999, a half interest in

Freehold Raceway Freehold Raceway was a half-mile () harness racetrack in Freehold, New Jersey. At the time of its closure in December 2024, it was the oldest racetrack in the United States. History Horse races have been taking place at Freehold Raceway sin ...

and the operations of

Garden State Park Garden State Park was a harness and thoroughbred race track in Cherry Hill, Camden County, New Jersey. It is now the site of a high-end, mixed-use "town center" development of stores, restaurants, apartments, townhouses, and condominiums. Garde ...

. Penn National also won approval to begin offering slot machines at Charles Town in 1997. The company acquired its first standalone casino properties in 2000, buying Casino Magic Bay St. Louis and

Boomtown Biloxi A boomtown is a community that undergoes sudden and rapid population and economic growth, or that is started from scratch. The growth is normally attributed to the nearby discovery of a precious resource such as gold, silver, or oil, although th ...

from

Pinnacle Entertainment Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. was an American gambling and hospitality company. It was acquired by Penn National Gaming in 2018. At the time of acquisition, it operated sixteen casino properties, located in Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Mis ...

for $201 million. This was followed in 2001 by the acquisition of Carnival Resorts & Casinos, including ownership of Casino Rouge in

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and the management contract for

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in Ontario. Next, in 2002, it bought the Bullwhackers Casino in

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from the

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for $6.5 million. In 2003, Penn National bought

Hollywood Casino Corp. Hollywood Casino Corp. was a gambling, gaming company based in Dallas, Texas. It was acquired in 2003 by Penn National Gaming for $328 million plus $360 million in assumed debt. In the early 1990s, as legalized gambling spread to new states, the ...

for $328 million plus $360 million in assumed debt, gaining three casinos in

Aurora, Illinois Aurora is a city in northeastern Illinois, United States. It is located along the Fox River (Illinois River tributary), Fox River west of Chicago. It is the List of municipalities in Illinois, second-most populous city in Illinois, with a popul ...

;

Tunica, Mississippi Tunica is a town in and the county seat of Tunica County, Mississippi, United States, near the Mississippi River. Until the early 1990s when casino gambling was introduced in the area, Tunica had been one of the most impoverished places in the U ...

; and

Shreveport, Louisiana Shreveport ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the List of municipalities in Louisiana, third-most populous city in Louisiana after New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Baton Rouge. The bulk of Shreveport is in Caddo Parish, Lo ...

. The acquisition, which doubled Penn National's revenues, was part of a continuing strategy to shift away from the horse racing business and into the casino business. The company planned to rebrand its other properties under the Hollywood Casino name. In 2005, Penn National acquired

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for $1.4 billion plus $791 million in assumed debt, adding five casinos and one horse track to its portfolio (not including the Argosy Baton Rouge, which was quickly sold to satisfy antitrust concerns). The purchase again doubled Penn National's size, making it, at the time, the third largest publicly held gaming company in the country (behind

MGM Mirage MGM Resorts International is an American multinational hospitality, sports and entertainment company. It operates resorts in Las Vegas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Maryland, Ohio, New Jersey, Macau, Shanghai, Chengdu, Hangzhou and San ...

and

Harrah's Entertainment Harrah's Entertainment (later named Caesars Entertainment Corporation, previously The Promus Companies) was an American casino and hotel company founded in Reno, Nevada, and based in Paradise, Nevada, that operated over 50 properties and seven go ...

). In November 2006, a deal for Penn National Gaming to acquire Harrah's Entertainment fell through. In 2007, Penn National acquired the Zia Park racino in

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for $200 million. An attempt in 2007 to take the company private with a $6.1 billion buyout fell through for prospective buyers

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and

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. In 2011, Penn National acquires the M Resort, its first property in Nevada. In November 2012, the company announced a plan to spin off a new

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(REIT) with ownership of most of its properties, in an effort to reduce taxes and cost of capital, and overcome license ownership restrictions. The REIT owned the land and buildings for 21 of Penn National's 29 casinos and racetracks; Penn National continued to operate all but two of the properties under a lease agreement. The spin-off was completed on November 1, 2013, creating

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in casino properties, based in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. It was formed in November 2013 as a corporate spin-off from Penn National Gaming. The company owns ...

(GLPI). As of June 2022, the GLPI trust owned over 50 casino properties, which it leased to companies including Caesars Entertainment, Boyd Gaming Corp., Casino Queen, and Cordish Cos. In July 2013, Penn National sold the Bullwhackers Casino to a local investor group. In April 2015, the company agreed to purchase the

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for $360 million. In August 2016, the company agreed to purchase

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for $60 million. In May 2017, Penn National acquired the operating assets of

Bally's Casino Tunica 1st Jackpot Casino Tunica (formerly Bally's) is a casino and former hotel in Tunica Resorts, Mississippi. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment. The casino has of gaming space, with 899 slot machines and ...

and

Resorts Casino Tunica Resorts Casino Tunica, formerly Southern Belle Casino and Harrah's Tunica Mardi Gras Casino, was a 201-room hotel and a casino located in Tunica Resorts, Mississippi. It was one of three casinos located in the "Casino Strip" area, along with ...

for a total of $44 million, and leased the two casinos from GLPI, which had simultaneously purchased the real estate assets. In October 2018, the company acquired

for $2.8 billion in cash and stock. To ensure regulatory approval for the deal, Pinnacle sold four of its properties to

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prior to the merger. The result was the addition of twelve new properties to Penn National's holdings, all of them leased from GLPI. In connection with the sale, Penn National sold the real estate of

Plainridge Park Casino Plainridge Park Casino is a harness racing track and slot machine parlor in Plainville, Massachusetts. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment. It opened in 1999 as Plainridge Racecource, changing to its ...

to GLPI for $250 million. In 2019, Penn National made two purchases in conjunction with

Vici Properties Vici Properties Inc. is an American real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in casino and entertainment properties, based in New York City. It was formed in 2017 as a spin-off from Caesars Entertainment Corporation as part of its bankr ...

. Penn National bought the operating businesses of the Margaritaville Resort Casino in Louisiana and

Greektown Casino–Hotel Hollywood Casino at Greektown, formerly Greektown Casino-Hotel, is a casino hotel in the Greektown neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan. It is owned by Vici Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment. The casino opened in 2000, under the majo ...

in Detroit for $115 million and $300 million, respectively, while Vici bought both properties' real estate assets and leased them to Penn. In July 2019, Penn reached market access agreements with multiple gaming companies, including

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, PointsBet, theScore, and

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, which would allow the companies to sub-license "skins" allotted to land-based casinos owned by Penn for offering iGaming and sports betting in their respective states. On January 29, 2020, Penn purchased a 36% stake in

Barstool Sports Barstool Sports is an American blog website and digital media company headquartered in New York City that publishes sports journalism and pop culture-related content. It is owned by Dave Portnoy, who founded the company in 2003 in Milton, Massa ...

for $163 million. During the

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, Penn faced the prospect of financial issues brought on by resort closures. As a result, Penn sold the land occupied by the Tropicana Las Vegas to GLPI. Penn sold the land for $337.5 million in rent credits, and the sale was finalized in April 2020. Penn continued to operate the Tropicana until 2022, when it was sold to

Bally's Corporation Bally's Corporation is an American gambling, betting, and interactive entertainment company headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island. In the US it operates 19 casinos across 11 states, a horse track in Colorado, a golf course in New York, and ...

. In September 2020, Penn and Barstool launched a branded mobile betting service known as Barstool Sportsbook. It was initially launched in New Jersey, and expanded to twelve states by 2021. In August 2021, Penn National agreed to acquire Canadian digital media company

for $2 billion. The companies have had a strategic partnership since 2019. In September 2021, the company opened a career center at Hollywood Casino Morgantown. In February 2022, Penn National announced a strategic partnership with Sports Betting Exchange in Louisiana. In April 2022, Penn launched sports betting in

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, Canada via theScore Bet. The company subsequently announced a sponsorship agreement between theScore and the

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as its "official gaming partner".

Penn Entertainment (2022–present)

In August 2022, the company changed its name to Penn Entertainment to reflect its diversification into sports content and other entertainment. In February 2023, Penn acquired the remainder of Barstool Sports for $388 million. In August 2023, Penn reached a ten-year, $2 billion licensing agreement with

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, under which Penn would rebrand Barstool Sportsbook as

later in the year. To license the branding, Penn would pay $1.5 billion in cash, and give ESPN options for $500,000 of its stock. ESPN would provide promotion for the service. Concurrently, Penn announced that it would sell Barstool back to its founder

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for $1 and 50% of gross revenue from any future sale of the site; Portnoy stated that he planned to continue owning Barstool Sports "till I die".

Properties

Owned and operated

– Freehold, New Jersey (50% ownership) *

Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway is a casino located adjacent to the Kansas Speedway in the Village West area of Kansas City, Kansas. It opened on February 3, 2012, and is operated by Penn Entertainment. History Battle for state-owned casino ...

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Kansas City, Kansas Kansas City (commonly known as KCK) is the third-most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is an inner suburb of the older and more populous Kansas City, Missouri, after which it is named. As ...

(50% ownership) * Sam Houston Race Park Ltd. **

Sam Houston Race Park Sam Houston Race Park is a horse racing track located in unincorporated northwest Houston, Texas, United States. The park hosts both Thoroughbred and American Quarter Horse racing each year. The track strives to be a multi-purpose venue, hostin ...

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** Valley Race Park –

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(inactive) * Sanford–Orlando Racebook and Sportsbar –

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Leased or managed

* Ameristar Casino Council Bluffs —

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* Ameristar Casino Hotel East Chicago —

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* Ameristar Casino Vicksburg —

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* Ameristar Casino Resort Spa Black Hawk —

* Argosy Casino Alton –

Alton, Illinois Alton ( ) is a city on the Mississippi River in Madison County, Illinois, United States, about north of St. Louis, Missouri. The population was 25,676 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is a part of the River Bend (Illinois), Riv ...

* Argosy Casino Riverside –

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Biloxi, Mississippi Biloxi ( ; ) is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. It lies on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast in southern Mississippi, bordering the city of Gulfport, Mississippi, Gulfport to its west. The adjacent cities ar ...

Boomtown Bossier City Boomtown Bossier City (formerly Casino Magic Bossier City) is a hotel and casino located in Bossier City, Louisiana. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment. History Casino Magic Corp. merged with Hollyw ...

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Bossier City, Louisiana Bossier City ( ) is a city in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, Bossier Parish in the northwestern region of the U.S. state, state of Louisiana in the United States. It is the second-most populous city in the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area ...

Boomtown New Orleans Boomtown New Orleans (formerly Boomtown Westbank) is a casino hotel located on the West Bank of Jefferson Parish in Harvey, Louisiana. It is on a site. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment. Casino Boomt ...

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Harvey, Louisiana Harvey is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. Harvey is on the south side (referred to as the "West Bank") of the Mississippi River, within the New Orleans– Metairie– Kenner metropolitan sta ...

* Cactus Petes Resort Casino —

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1st Jackpot Casino Tunica 1st Jackpot Casino Tunica (formerly Bally's) is a casino and former hotel in Tunica Resorts, Mississippi. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment. The casino has of gaming space, with 899 slot machines and ...

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Tunica Resorts, Mississippi Tunica Resorts,Hollywood Casino Aurora Hollywood Casino Aurora was originally a riverboat casino located on the Fox River in Aurora, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment. Casino information Hollywood Cas ...

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* Hollywood Casino Bangor –

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Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races is a casino, hotel and Thoroughbred horse racing complex located in Charles Town, West Virginia, 60 miles (97 km) northwest of Washington, D.C. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated ...

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Charles Town, West Virginia Charles Town is a city in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. The population was 6,534 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The city is named for its founder Charles Washington, youngest brother of Pres ...

Hollywood Casino Columbus Hollywood Casino Columbus is a casino located in Columbus, Ohio. It opened on October 8, 2012 and is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment. History Ohio voters approved a state constitutional amendment in Nove ...

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Hollywood Casino at Greektown Hollywood Casino at Greektown, formerly Greektown Casino-Hotel, is a casino hotel in the Greektown neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan. It is owned by Vici Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment. The casino opened in 2000, under the majo ...

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Detroit, Michigan Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...

Hollywood Casino Gulf Coast Hollywood Casino Gulf Coast (formerly Casino Magic Bay St. Louis) is a casino hotel complex in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment. History The property was first opened by Ca ...

– Bay St. Louis, Mississippi * Hollywood Casino Joliet –

Joliet, Illinois Joliet ( ) is a city in Will County, Illinois, Will and Kendall County, Illinois, Kendall counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, located southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County, Illinois, Will County. It had a population of ...

Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg is a casino in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, US, in the Cincinnati metropolitan area. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment. History The casino was originally named Argosy Casino, ...

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Lawrenceburg, Indiana Lawrenceburg is a city and the county seat of Dearborn County, Indiana, United States. The population was 5,129 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the largest city in Dearborn County. Lawrenceburg is in southeast Indiana, on th ...

* Hollywood Casino Morgantown –

Morgantown, Pennsylvania Morgantown is a census-designated place in Caernarvon Township, located in southern Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located partially in Caernarvon Township in Lancaster County. As of the 2010 census, the population was 82 ...

Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course The Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course is a thoroughbred horse racing race track, track and casino which is located in Grantville, Pennsylvania, east of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Propertie ...

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* Hollywood Casino Perryville –

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* Hollywood Casino St. Louis –

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Hollywood Casino Toledo Hollywood Casino Toledo is a casino in Toledo, Ohio, that opened on May 29, 2012. The casino is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment, and has of gaming space, with 2,002 slot machines, 60 table games, and 20 p ...

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Toledo, Ohio Toledo ( ) is a city in Lucas County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located at the western end of Lake Erie along the Maumee River. Toledo is the List of cities in Ohio, fourth-most populous city in Ohio and List of United Sta ...

Hollywood Casino Tunica Hollywood Casino Tunica is a casino and hotel located in Tunica Resorts, Mississippi. History Casinos were brought to Tunica County, Mississippi in the early 1990s as a revenue stream to improve the conditions at the time. At one point, Tunica ...

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Tunica Resorts, Mississippi Tunica Resorts,Hollywood Casino York The York Galleria is an enclosed shopping center that is located just northeast of York, Pennsylvania at the intersection of U.S. Route 30 and Pennsylvania Route 24. The mall features the traditional retailers Boscov's and Marshalls, in additi ...

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* Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway –

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Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course, is a thoroughbred racino in Austintown, Ohio. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment. History Construction on Mahoning Valley Race Course, located on Ohio ...

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* Horseshu Hotel and Casino —

* L'Auberge Casino & Hotel Baton Rouge —

* L'Auberge Casino Resort Lake Charles —

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* M Resort –

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* Margaritaville Resort Casino –

The Meadows Racetrack and Casino The Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, formerly The Meadows Racetrack and Casino, originally (1963) just The Meadows horse-racing track, is a Standardbred Horse, Standardbred harness racing, harness-racing Racetrack, track and slot-machine casino ...

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North Strabane Township, Pennsylvania North Strabane Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 15,691 at the 2020 census. The township is named after the town of Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The township borders th ...

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Plainville, Massachusetts Plainville is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,945 at the time of the 2020 census. Plainville is part of the Boston and Providence metropolitan areas. History Originally included in a 1635 grant ...

* Prairie State Gaming - Illinois

slot route operator A Slot route operator is a company that owns and operates slot machines in several locations. By providing this service, many small businesses are able to provide slot machines that they could not otherwise afford to operate. As operators have gr ...

Retama Park Retama Park is a class 1 pari-mutuel horse racetrack located in Selma, Texas, United States, that opened in 1995. Live quarter horse races meet July to September. Simulcast racing is shown year-round. The track is owned by the Retama Development ...

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Selma, Texas Selma is a city in Bexar, Comal, and Guadalupe counties in Texas, United States. It is part of the San Antonio metropolitan statistical area. Its population was 10,952 at the 2020 census, up from 5,540 at the 2010 census. Selma was settled b ...

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St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis ( , sometimes referred to as St. Louis City, Saint Louis or STL) is an Independent city (United States), independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Miss ...

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Argosy Casino Sioux City Argosy Casino Sioux City was a riverboat casino located on the Missouri River in Sioux City, Iowa. It was owned by Penn National Gaming Penn Entertainment, Inc., formerly Penn National Gaming, is an American entertainment company and operator o ...

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Sioux City, Iowa Sioux City () is a city in Woodbury County, Iowa, Woodbury and Plymouth County, Iowa, Plymouth counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 85,797 in the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in Iowa, fo ...

(closed) * Beulah Park –

Grove City, Ohio Grove City is a city in Franklin County, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1852, it is a suburb of Columbus, Ohio, Columbus. The population was 41,252 at the 2020 census. History Until the mid-19th century, the area that is now Grove City was a wil ...

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Rama, Ontario Chippewas of Rama First Nation, also known as Chippewas of Mnjikaning and Chippewas of Rama Mnjikaning First Nation (, also alternatively Rama Anishinaabek), is an Anishinaabe (Ojibwe, Ojibway) First Nations in Canada, First Nation located in t ...

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Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge Hollywood usually refers to: * Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California * Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States Hollywood may also refer to: Places United States * Hollywood District (disambiguation) * Hollywood ...

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(spun off) * Hollywood Casino Jamul –

Jamul, California Jamul (; Kumeyaay: ''Ha-mul'', meaning "sweet water") is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Diego County, California, United States. Jamul had a population of 6,179 at the 2020 census, up from 6,163 at the 2010 census. Jamul suffered from t ...

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Hollywood Casino Shreveport Bally's Shreveport Casino & Hotel is a casino hotel in Shreveport, Louisiana. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Bally's Corporation. The casino has over 1,100 slot machines and 50 Casino game, live-action table games. ...

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Tunica Resorts, Mississippi Tunica Resorts,Tropicana Las Vegas The Tropicana Las Vegas was a casino hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It operated from 1957 to 2024. In its final years, the property included a casino and 1,467 rooms. The complex occupied at the southeast corner of the Tro ...

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Paradise, Nevada Paradise is an Unincorporated towns in Nevada, unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States, adjacent to the city of Las Vegas. It was formed on December 8, 1950. Its population was 191,238 at the ...

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