Penn National Gaming Revises Third Quarter Financial Guidance Oct 3, 2008
Penn Nationals same facility revenue (excluding the results of Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course and Hollywood Slots Hotel and Raceway in Bangor, Maine which are benefiting from recent, significant expansions) in July and August 2008 declined by approximately 8. 3% compared to the same months in 2007. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Trainer rides to horses' rescue at Suffolk Sep 17, 2008
"Word spreadsThis Saturday, Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito is bringing Commentator to race in the Massachusetts Handicap at Suffolk Downs as a show of support for the track's pro-horse stance, according to Elliott.Other tracks are considering the anti-slaughter ban. Penn National Race Course in Grantville, Pa., has already implemented a horse safety policy.And more changes are possible. The Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008, currently in committee on Capitol Hill, would make the exporting... (Boston Globe)
Pa. smoking ban takes effect in less than 2 weeks Sep 1, 2008
Fred Lipkin, the director of marketing for Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course, said that could help business for Pennsylvanias fledgling gambling industry since casinos in Atlantic City, N.J., are to forbid smoking starting in October. Some people who might make that trip to Atlantic City might change their gaming ways now, Lipkin said. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
New report: Slots hurting Pa. lottery sales near casinos Jun 11, 2008
Six were up and running in 2007, while a seventh slot-machine casino, Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course near Harrisburg, opened in February. Four more are licensed, but not yet open. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
PA Gaming Control Board Approves Ownership Change for Hollywood Casino at Penn National May 30, 2008
May 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today approved the change of control of the Category 1 Slots Operator license held by Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, owner of Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in Grantville, Dauphin County, to PNG Acquisition Company ... The Board made the ruling only after it was assured that the Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course's slots operation is a valued undertaking or process, and that the new... (PR Newswire)
Derby undercard signals may be restricted May 2, 2008
The list of sites includes those run by New York OTBs, the New York Racing Association, the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, Philadelphia Park and Penn National Race Course in Pennsylvania, and operations based in Virginia and Louisiana. The Derby itself, along with the Turf Classic, is not subject to horsemen's restrictions because of a contract reserving the distribution rights exclusively to Churchill. (ESPN -- Horse Racing)
Smoke free forces may get N.J. boost Apr 20, 2008
Eric Schippers, a spokesman for the 2-month-old Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course near Harrisburg, agreed. Although Delaware racetrack/casinos are smoke-free, he said that Indian casinos in Connecticut and New York, as well as the West Virginia casinos, still allow smoking. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
State police may not patrol casinos 24/7 Mar 9, 2008
When Hollywood casino at Penn National Race Course near Harrisburg opened last month, coverage was scaled back. In an appearance last week before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Col. Jeffrey Miller, the state police commissioner, said he needs an authorization of $17. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
State police staffing of casinos may be cut Nov 1, 2007
A seventh casino, at Penn National Race Course near Harrisburg, is due to open in early 2008, which will put a further strain on state police resources. First published on November 1, 2007 at 12:00 am Bureau Chief Tom Barnes can be reached at tbarnes@post-gazette or 717-787-4254. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
J.J.'s dream run: taking a slow route to the fast lane Sep 2, 2007
It was July 2006 and she was at Penn National Race Course to buy the 4-year-old thoroughbred mare. No one wanted Wax to fail as a trainer, but they were skeptical for good reason. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
State's casinos are hitting the jackpot Jun 6, 2007
State's four casinos hitting the jackpot. State's four casinos hitting the jackpot. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Farm Show Complex Hosts Horse World Expo to Showcase Pennsylvania Equine Industry Feb 23, 2007
The commonwealth is home to three thoroughbred tracks including Penn National Race Course in Grantville, Philadelphia Park Race Track in Bensalem and Presque Isle Downs in Erie. The equine industry provides more than 20,300 jobs annually throughout the commonwealth. (PR Newswire)
Horses help woman heal after husband'... Jan 7, 2007
Together, they had bred a couple of prospects and Mr. Remsberg was alive when their first "baby," Pennsylvania Charm, broke her maiden at the Penn National Race Course near Harrisburg, Pa. Ms. Remsberg said. (Frederick News-Post)
