Gaming
On January 28, 2004 Saratoga Equine Sports Center became Saratoga Gaming and Raceway, the first ‘racino’ to open in New York State. The expansion included Vapor, a two-story, Vegas-style night club additional food facilities, and additional slots, bringing the total to over 1,700. The gaming floor offers the industry’s latest game titles such as Wheel of Fortune as well as electronic roulette,
In August 2010, the state, trying to tighten a budget gap, allowed for expanded hours at all the racinos in the state. This allowed a change in hours for the facility, now opening up at 9am and closing at 4am, a 19 hour day.
The addition of the video gaming machines has revitalized the racing at Saratoga Casino & Raceway by providing millions of dollars in additional funds for purses.
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Famous quotes containing the word gaming:
“Sir, I do not call a gamester a dishonest man; but I call him an unsocial man, an unprofitable man. Gaming is a mode of transferring property without producing any intermediate good.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)