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Iowa Regulators Approve Slots for Track

IOWA – As reported by the Des Moines Register: "State gambling regulators Thursday unanimously approved a $15.6 million expansion to add 400 slot machines at Dubuque Greyhound Park and Casino.

"…The commission voted 5-0 during its monthly meeting in Johnston to support the expansion plans. No one opposed the project, which will double the size of the racetrack casino from 12,000 square feet to 27,000 square feet. There will be a total of 1,000 slot machines, and a consultant said the bigger facility should add 435,000 customer visits a year.

"…Work on the expansion will begin in March. The first phase of the project will be completed between January and March 2005 with the final phase finished by Aug. 1, 2005, Wentworth said.

"The Dubuque track is owned by the city of Dubuque and is operated by the nonprofit Dubuque Racing Association…"

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