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Rock Ohio Caesars moving ahead on millions in Thistledown upgrades

Last Updated: 15 hours and 27 minutes ago

By: John Kosich, newsnet5.com

NORTH RANDALL, Ohio – Thistledown Race Track may eventually move out of North Randall, but the decision announced Wednesday by Rock Ohio Caesars to invest $88 million in the 87-year-old track is the clearest sign yet the move won’t be happening soon.

Work has already begun at the track to transform the main floor of the grandstand into a 57,000 square foot gaming space that will feature 1,150 slot machines or VLTs when it opens in the spring of next year. The Horseshoe by comparison has 2,100 slots. In addition, plans were also announced for a 60-seat restaurant, two food court offerings and a lounge.

READ MORE: http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/oh_cuyahoga/rock-ohio-caesars-moving-ahead-on-millions-in-thistledown-upgrades

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Ohio casino commission OKs $160 million for Thistledown renovation, sprucing up Ritz-Carlton
Published: Wednesday, September 12, 2012
By Thomas Ott, The Plain Dealer

COLUMBUS, Ohio — State regulators today approved $160 million in financing that is mostly for renovation of the Thistledown horseracing track in North Randall but also includes money to spruce up the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Cleveland’s Public Square.

READ MORE: http://www.cleveland.com/casino/index.ssf/2012/09/ohio_casino_commission_oks_160.html#incart_river_default

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Racino close to Cleveland on target to open in April
Jan. 25, 2013 8:18 AM
Written by Associated Press

Renovations are moving along at a suburban Cleveland horse track that’s adding a new way to gamble. The Akron Beacon Journal reported that Thistledown Racino is set to open in early April with more than 1,000 video lottery terminals that function like slot machines.

READ MORE: http://www.newarkadvocate.com/viewart/20130125/NEWS01/301250011/Racino-close-Cleveland-target-open-April

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Thistledown’s slots to begin new era, but will they lead track to new location?
By Thomas Ott, The Plain Dealer
on March 23, 2013 at 8:00 PM

NORTH RANDALL — Casino-style gambling is coming to the Thistledown thoroughbred track early next month, but how long it stays remains in question.

Ohio’s second “racino” will premiere Tuesday, April 9, with more than 1,100 video lottery terminals — devices that look and function like slot machines. By next year, all seven of the state’s tracks are expected to have VLTs.

READ MORE: http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2013/03/thistledown_slots_to_begin_new_era.html

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ThistleDown Racino begins construction on $70 million expansion
on April 22, 2015 at 3:17 PM

NORTH RANDALL, Ohio – ThistleDown Racino began construction Wednesday on a $70 million upgrade.

READ MORE: http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2015/04/thistledown_racino_begins_cons.html

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