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Meadows ready to open in May

29 March 2007

PENNSYLVANIA – As reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "The Meadows Racetrack & Casino property was filled with more construction workers than gamblers yesterday, but its officials expect that won't ever again be the case after May.

"During a tour of the cavernous shell of their temporary casino, a single-room, synthetic structure that is about the right size for an indoor football game, officials said they will open a 24-hour operation with 1,738 slot machines sometime in the last week of May.

"Nothing about the tan building now surrounded by mud hints of glitz, despite its $22 million cost, but the new Meadows executives predict they will quickly have one of the most profitable operations in the state.

"…Projections from The Meadows and the state gaming board have been far apart on just how popular the facility in North Strabane will be. Casino officials hope for annual revenue of $215 million and board analysts estimate it could be $100 million less than that…"

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