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| Penn National 720 Bow Creek Road Grantville, Pennsylvania, 17028 USA (717)-469-2211 (717)-469-2430 |
| Racing Dates: 2011-01-03 until 2011-03-26 Number of Racing Days: 215 |
Track Length: 1 MileStretch Length: 990 feet
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Penn National History
On September 27 2006, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board in Harrisburg, Pa., approved a permanent Category 1 slot machine license for the trackÂ’s parent company Penn National Gaming, Inc. The original Penn National Race Course grandstand opened with a crowd of 10,686 on August 30,1972. It hosted its final live racing program on April 8, 2006.Construction has begun on the new 365,000 square foot state-of-the-art integrated racing and gaming operation Hollywood Casino at Penn National (HCPN). It will feature live thoroughbred racing and full-card simulcasting all the year round. The initial phase of operations will also include a food court with four outlets, a sports bar, trackside dining, and lounge, bar and entertainment areas on the gaming level. The facility will open with 2,000 slot machines and be sized to accommodate another thousand. A five-story parking garage with valet service parking will be connected to HCPN.
