Scioto Downs News

The favorites raced to form in Thursday night's feature at Scioto Downs as Saracuda edged Facial Excpressions by a neck in the 2:00.2 trotting mile.

The $38.4 million that gamblers wagered on slot machines during the week of May 21 through Sunday was about $5 million less than had been bet during a comparable period in 2011, from May 23 to 29.

Video gaming slots will open in Columbus on Friday, 10TV News reported Wednesday.

Did you catch the Queen City Cookies truck at Taste of Cincinnati? Like everything QCC does, it's very tasteful and decorative.

A judge's dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the placement of Video Lottery Terminals at Ohio's racetracks is positive news for a planned racino in Austintown.

Phase 1 of the $125-million facility opens Friday, June 1, when Scioto Downs opens its doors to the public for the first time as a 'racino.' Scioto Downs is one of the first properties in the state to install hundreds of the VLTs -- nearly 1,800 of them.

The Ohio Lottery Classic Lotto winning numbers for Monday, May 28, 2012 are 7, 23, 25, 27, 28, 33 and the Kicker is 770342.A Players can now buy tickets online for Wednesday's draw which features a rollover jackpot worth $10,600,000 before taxes.

Aaron Merriman steered two Ohio Sires Stakes winners on a scorching Memorial Day at Scioto Downs on Monday.

Nearly 600 game themes - but not video blackjack or poker - have been approved by the Ohio Lottery for use in Scioto Downs' casino.

The director of the Ohio Innocence Project vented his frustration over obtaining police case files in a recent blog post , writing that police and prosecutors seem to be making a concerted effort to keep others from looking over their shoulders for wrongful convictions.

Will the addition of video lottery terminals to Scioto Downs make you more or less likely to visit the track? Online? On the go? An exact replica of The Dispatch, the E-Edition is available 24/7 on your PC or iPAD.

The track condition for Wednesday afternoon's first race at Thistledown was listed as "fast" but the plans for the North Randall facility's future appear on a pace that is anything but, at least publicly.

Will the addition of video lottery terminals to Scioto Downs make you more or less likely to visit the track? Online? On the go? An exact replica of The Dispatch, the E-Edition is available 24/7 on your PC or iPAD.

Will the addition of video lottery terminals to Scioto Downs make you more or less likely to visit the track? Online? On the go? An exact replica of The Dispatch, the E-Edition is available 24/7 on your PC or iPAD.

Will the addition of video lottery terminals to Scioto Downs make you more or less likely to visit the track? Online? On the go? An exact replica of The Dispatch, the E-Edition is available 24/7 on your PC or iPAD.

Will the addition of video lottery terminals to Scioto Downs make you more or less likely to visit the track? Online? On the go? An exact replica of The Dispatch, the E-Edition is available 24/7 on your PC or iPAD.

The company will open its $125 million facility with 1,800 VLTs at 2 p.m. on June 1, according to a press release.

Chester, WV --- MTR Gaming Group, Inc. announced today that it has satisfied all conditions of the Ohio Lottery's conditional license and has received its permanent license to install and operate video lottery terminals at its Scioto Downs racetrack in Columbus, Ohio.

Doc's Yankee left the gate fastest of all, yielded the lead to Look Yankee in the second quarter, then shot up the inside to win the featured pace at Scioto Downs on Saturday night.

Racing Roundup: Keeper's Destiny upsets 'Peelers' in Yonkers co-feature Friday, May 18, 2012 - from harness publicists across North America Friday's edition of Racing Roundup features results stories from Yonkers Raceway, Buffalo Raceway, Vernon Downs and Scioto Downs.