Eldorado Gaming Scioto Downs
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| Location | Columbus, Ohio |
| Address | 6000 South High Street |
| Opening date | June 1, 2012 |
| Total gaming space | 117,000 sq ft (10,900 m2) |
| Casino type | Racino |
| Owner | Caesars Entertainment |
| Coordinates | 39°50′26″N82°59′45″W/ 39.8406°N 82.9958°W |
| Website | sciotodowns |
| Date opened | 1959 |
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| Race type | Standardbred |
| Course type | 5/8-mile oval |
Eldorado Gaming Scioto Downs,formerly known asScioto Downs Racino,is ahorse racingtrack andcasinoinColumbus, Ohio,owned and operated byCaesars Entertainment.The venue opened in 1959, as theScioto Downstrack, and became Ohio's firstracinowith the addition ofvideo lottery terminals(VLTs) on June 1, 2012. The track was annexed by Columbus fromHamilton Townshipin 2012. The casino is 117,000 square feet (10,900 m2), with over 2,200 VLTs.[1]
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[edit]Eldorado Scioto Downs is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. In addition to the VLT gaming facility, Scioto Downs includes a year-roundhorse racingsimulcast room and liveharness racingfrom May to September. In May 2013 Scioto Downs started a live outdoor summer music concert series with national acts, primarily in country, rock and blues genres.
History
[edit]MTR Gaming Grouppurchased Scioto Downs in 2003 for $19 million.[2]MTR merged in 2014 with Eldorado Resorts,[3]which then changed its name to Caesars Entertainment in 2020.[4]
Scioto Downs has a long history within the Columbus, Ohio community. In addition tohorse racing,Scioto Downs also hosted the annualOhio High School Athletic Associationstatecross country runningchampionships, which were generally held in late October or early November, from 1985 to 2010.[5]The meet included Division I, II, and III races for both girls and boys, featuring 950 competitors from 96 teams, and attracted around 10,000 spectators.[5]With the introduction of VLT machines to Scioto Downs (a move shared by other Ohio racetracks) the OHSAA, which is opposed to live gambling, announced that from the 2011 meet the OHSAA championships would move from Scioto to theNational Trail Raceway.[6]
In March 2020, Scioto Downs, along with all of Ohio casinos, were shut down due to state mandatedCOVID-19 restrictions.[7]One year later, Scioto Downs had record breaking revenues in March 2021 after all restrictions were lifted.[8]
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Live race at Scioto Downs
See also
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References
[edit]- ^Armon, Rick (May 31, 2012)."First racino in Ohio opens Friday".Akron Beacon Journal.Archived fromthe originalon 2012-06-19.RetrievedJune 1,2012.
- ^"MTR closes Scioto Downs purchase".Columbus Business First.August 6, 2003.Retrieved2020-07-20.
- ^John Guerriero (September 20, 2014)."MTR Gaming merger with Eldorado now official".Erie Times-News.Retrieved2014-11-27.
- ^Ken Ritter (July 20, 2020)."Eldorado finishes $17.3B buyout of Caesars Entertainment".Associated Press.Retrieved2020-07-20.
- ^ab"OHSAA ponders status of state cross country meet at Scioto Downs".The Plain Dealer.July 13, 2009.
- ^John Vargo (August 17, 2011)."State meet moves".Tribune Chronicle.Archived fromthe originalon 2013-12-20.
- ^Jim Tomlin,"Ohio Casinos Face Revenue Shortage Amid Closures,"Top US Casinos, April 9, 2020.
- ^Jim Tomlin,"Ohio Casinos and Racinos Shatter Revenue Records in March,"Top US Casinos, April 7, 2021.
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