Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway is a

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, United States. It was originally established in 1959 as Raceway Park in

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, hosting car racing and thoroughbred racing. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment.

Racing

Known for weekend live harness racing including Ohio Sire Stakes and Buckeye-Wolverine Pace. The Buckeye-Wolverine Pace took place every year until ending recently. The race once successfully predicted the outcome of the rival Ohio State-Michigan football game with 75% accuracy.

Move to Dayton

In 2011, Governor

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agreed to allow

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at Ohio's seven racetracks. To avoid having Raceway Park compete with its own Hollywood Casino Toledo, Penn National sought and obtained state approval to move Raceway Park to Dayton. The racetrack move was completed in the spring of 2014. The racino opened on August 28, 2014 with 1,000 video lottery terminals.

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