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Former Governor Raimondo’s three-week pause period, which shut down the company’s two Rhode Island casinos, hurt the company’s final quarter.

For the first time in 2021, Yonkers Raceway will play host to stakes action next Tuesday (March 2) and Wednesday (March 3) as the M Life Rewards Ladies and M Life Rewards Gents Series begin. Both events are for three-year-old and four-year-old pacers who were non-winners of four races and/or $50,000 through December 1, 2020. The fillies kick things off on Tuesday night with three $15,000 divisions. Pettycoat Business, a four-year-old daughter of Art Major who won her Empire Breeders Classic eli...

Operator Greetings and welcome to Gaming and Leisure Properties Fourth Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]. Please note this conference is being recorded. I will now turn the conference over to Joe Jaffoni, Investor Relations. Thank you. You may begin. Joseph Jaffoni -- Investor Relations Thank you, Sherry and good morning everyone and thank you for joining Gaming and Leisure Properties fourth quarter 2020 earnings call and webcast. The press release distributed yest...

Shes Pukka N won the Mares Open at Dover Downs on Wednesday night (Feb. 17). Driver Tony Morgan left alertly as opposed to taking back off the pace last week. That strategy was a winning one. Shes Pukka N left aggressively and relinquished the early lead to Infinite Symbol A at the quarter. Infinite Symbol N was able to control the fractions through splits of :27.2, :55.2 and 1:23. Soho Burning Love A, the 4-5 favourite, and driver Tim Tetrick moved off the pylons past the half from last. ...

The US online poker market continued showing big year-over-year gains for January. Revenue reports show the industry had nice numbers again.

Morairtime upset the boys in the Open Trot at Dover Downs on Tuesday night (Feb. 16). Morairtime and Jack Parker Jr. blasted off the wings and went right to the top. They set fractions of :28.4 to the quarter and an uncontested half in :57.1 Gillie The Kid was the first to move past the half, but could only offer mild pressure. Morairtime continued to lead the field of seven past three-quarters in 1:25.1. The others were forced three deep to the top of the stretch. Northern Express slid off th...

Delaware News Journal Girl Scouts have thought of new ways to deliver cookies to customers during the pandemic, fitting right in with one of the skills the program teaches – decision making. Customers can order online and have cookies delivered, and “contactless” drive-thru events are planned in many areas including Dover Downs and Big Oak Park near Smyrna. “It’s all about making sure our girls, our volunteers and our customers are as safe as possible,” said Lauren Wells, associate...

It looks like motherhood can wait for Pat Matters. The six-year-old mare, who is this season’s fastest trotter thanks to her track-record 1:51.2 mile at Dover Downs on Jan. 5, is being pointed toward a Grand Circuit campaign by owner Patricia Stable and trainer Nifty Norman rather than retirement and a career as a broodmare. “We were of two minds about what to do with her,” Norman said. “There was some thought of retiring her and breeding her, but she’s raced so good this year we’re...

Moments Of Joy was game in winning the Mares Select Pace at Dover Downs on Wednesday night (Feb. 3). Moments Of Joy turned misfortune into fortune and found the winner’s circle. Last week, a knee boot slipped and forced her into an equipment break. This week, it was a perfect journey with driver Victor Kirby, which proved the difference between victory and defeat. Moments Of Joy and Edge Of Eternity left alertly and established early positioning at the quarter pole. Driver Andrew McCarthy eas...

Fan-favourite JL Cruze came back to his favourite track and took the featured $22,500 high-end conditioned trot in impressive fashion on Saturday (Jan. 30) at The Meadowlands. The Eric Ell trainee rebounded off a sixth-place finish in the Open Handicap at Dover Downs 18 days ago with a crisp performance to get back into the win column for a second-consecutive start at "The Big M", hitting the wire in 1:54.4 on a night where the real-feel temperature was 19 degrees. A 10-year-old gelded son of C...