MTR Gaming enters deal on Minnesota track - 2004-02-20
West Virginia-based MTR Gaming Group has signed a deal to invest $7.5 million for a 50 percent share in a proposed Minnesota harness racing track.
The announcement on Friday came a day following MTR's announcement that it intends to buy the historic Binion's Horseshoe Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Southwest Casino and Hotel Corp. officials have asked the Legislature to permit simulcasts of thoroughbred racing as well.
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