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Hollywood Slots at Bangor on track for opening7 June 2007BANGOR, Maine -- As reported by the Bangor Daily News: "A month after a financial impasse triggered a weeklong work stoppage at the site of a $131 million gaming and hotel complex, state and corporate stakeholders have their eyes on the finish line, at least when it comes to revenue sharing. "Penn National, the parent company of Hollywood Slots at Bangor, stopped construction at the 8-acre site across from Bass Park on May 8 in response to a pair of legislative proposals that called for using more revenue from the company's slot machines as a way to balance the state budget. "Penn National operates 475 slots out of an interim facility in the former Miller's Restaurant building just yards away from the construction site, but is authorized to run up to 1,500. "...With construction crews back at the site, the slots facility, parking garage and hotel complex is beginning to take shape. "Despite the week-long work delay, the project remains on schedule for a mid-2008 opening, Penn National spokesman Eric Schippers said Wednesday..." |