Fair
Grounds Opens Five Finish Line OTB Locations
Fair Grounds Race Course will
open five of its Finish Line off-track betting
locations on Wednesday, Oct. 26, Fair Grounds
President and General Manager Randall Soth announced
today. Four of the OTBs reopening also offer
video poker.
The Finish Line
OTB locations in Covington, Elmwood, Houma,
LaPlace and Thibodaux will be the first to open
since Hurricane Katrina struck southeast Louisiana
nearly two months ago.
"We
are pleased to be able to return simulcasting
and video poker for our fans at these five locations,"
Soth said, "especially with the Breeders'
Cup World Thoroughbred Championships coming
up next weekend."
The
Breeders' Cup, generally considered racing's
Super Bowl, is scheduled for Saturday, Oct.
29, at Belmont Park in New York. Wagering on
Breeders' Cup day will be available at all five
locations.
All
locations will feature afternoon and evening
simulcasting and all except Covington will again
feature video poker.
Hours
at the Elmwood, Houma and LaPlace locations
are 8 a.m. until 1 a.m. Sunday through Thursday
and 8 a.m.-3 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Thibodaux's
hours are 8 a.m. to midnight Sunday through
Thursday and 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday.
Covington will open every day except Tuesday
from 11 a.m. until the end of simulcasting.
Fair
Grounds Race Course, the nation's third-oldest
Thoroughbred racing facility, has been in operation
since 1872. Located in New Orleans, Fair Grounds
is owned by Churchill Downs Incorporated and
also operates off-track betting parlors in southeast
Louisiana. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina,
Fair Grounds will conduct a 37-day meet at Harrah's
Louisiana Downs in Bossier City, La., from Nov.
19, 2005, through Jan. 22, 2006.
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