As a result, the Dayton project is lagging behind another racino Penn National is building near Youngstown, Snyder said. But unlike the Youngstown project, the Dayton racino involves industrial cleanup.
“We’re still optimistic we can make up some of the time on the construction side that we’ve lost on the remediation work,” he said.
The Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway is expected to create 1,000 jobs at the facility or related businesses and 1,000 construction jobs throughout the life of the project. The construction costs are estimated at $125 million.
The Miami Valley Gaming Raceway is still on track for a Dec. 12, 2013 opening, with live racing beginning sometime in February, said company president Jim Simms.
The $175 million Warren County racino, located just east of Interstate 75 on Ohio 63 in Turtlecreek Twp., is expected to create 700 permanent jobs, including 450 full-time posts.
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