Bangor Raceway News

Hollywood Slots at Bangor opened to the public on Friday featuring a complete slot accounting and casino management solution from Bally Gaming.

News Brief: Governor John Baldacci hardened his opposition to any expansion of gambling in Maine, telling lawmakers Monday that he would probably veto a bill to open a racetrack with slot machines in Washington County.

News Brief: Maine gambling opponents were dealt two losing hands with a Legislative panel backing a tribal racetrack casino while summarily rejecting attempts to limit operations at a slots facility planned for Bangor.

News Brief: The Maine House and Senate on Wednesday both signed off on a bill paving the way for up to 1,500 slot machines at Bangor Raceway.

News Brief: The Mashantucket Pequots and two Maine tribes have lost the opportunity to operate slot machines at the Bangor Raceway.

News Brief: A week after a legislative committee rebuffed their bid to reopen the process for awarding state gaming licenses, representatives of two Maine Indian tribes adopted a new approach to grabbing the slot machine rights at Bangor Raceway.

News Brief: Penn National Gaming has it plans to buy Bangor Historic Track from rival Shawn Scott and develop Maine's first racetrack with slot machines.

Penn National Gaming entered into an agreement with Capital Seven, LLC to purchase all of the shares of Bangor Historic Track, Inc. and has secured an option to purchase the interests in Vernon Downs.