Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course is a

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and

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Grantville, Pennsylvania Grantville is an unincorporated community in East Hanover Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Harrisburg– Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. Points of Interest * Hollywood Casino at Penn National Ra ...

, east of

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. It is owned by

Gaming and Leisure Properties 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 ...

and operated by

Penn Entertainment Penn Entertainment, Inc., formerly Penn National Gaming, is an American entertainment company and operator of integrated entertainment, sports content, and casino gaming. It operates 43 properties in 20 states, online sports betting in 14 jurisd ...

. The track opened on August 30, 1972. It consists of a dirt course and a 7-

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turf course. It is unusual among United States thoroughbred tracks in offering racing 52 weeks a year. It features the $200,000 Pennsylvania Governor's Cup Handicap for horses three-years-old and up run 5 furlongs on the turf. In 2009 Cardashi, ridden by

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David Cora, won in a 29–1 upset. This track is home to Eclipse Special Award winner Rapid Redux and his trainer David J. Wells. In 2013 the inaugural Penn Mile on turf was run. Its first winner was 3-year-old Rydilluc in a time of 1:33.99. The race is now the only

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event at the track classified as a Grade II with stakes of $500,000 in 2017. This racetrack has been under ongoing investigations through the years by the FBI for race fixing, which included people working in the race office, trainers and vets.

Stakes Races

The following Graded events were held at Penn National in 2019. Grade II * Penn Mile Stakes ;Other Stake races *Lyphard Stakes (PA Bred) *Danzig Stakes (PA Bred) *New Start Stakes (PA Bred) *Penn Oaks *Penn Ladies Dash * Pennsylvania Governor's Cup *Robellino Stakes (PA Bred) *Fabulous Strike Stakes *Swatara Stakes *Blue Mountain Stakes (PA Bred)

Casino

Hollywood Casino opened at Penn National on February 12, 2008. On July 13, 2010, table games began operation. As of July 2010, Hollywood Casino has over 2,480 slot machines and 54 tables. Table games include:14 Poker tables, Black Jack, Roulette, Craps, Pai-Gow Poker, Three and Four Card Poker, Mini-Baccarat, and Let-It-Ride. Penn National Gaming operates other casinos under the Hollywood Casino brand. The

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approved a

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license for Hollywood Casino on October 3, 2018. On November 15, 2018, sports betting began at Hollywood Casino with a two-day test; official sports betting began on November 17, 2018. Hollywood Casino became the first casino in Pennsylvania to offer sports betting. On July 15, 2019, Hollywood Casino conducted a soft launch for

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, with the full launch occurring on July 18, 2019, after a testing period. Online gambling offered by Hollywood Casino consists of slot machines and table games, with online poker to launch at a later date. In the summer of 2020, the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board ruled that smoking is banned in the casino. This ensures that smoke-free gaming is possible. However, there are two covered places in front of the casino where smoking is permitted.

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* Horse racing venues in Pennsylvania Casinos in Pennsylvania Grantville, Pennsylvania Buildings and structures in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Sports venues completed in 1972 Casinos completed in 2008 Tourist attractions in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania {{horseracing-venue-stub

Stakes Races

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