Penn National Gaming would invest in North Dayton

Penn National Gaming has agreed to invest $200 million to build a new thoroughbred horse racing track on the grounds of a former Delphi Corp. automotive plant in north Dayton if the state allows it to install video game slots.

Penn National also has been interested in land in Austintown Township.

The gaming company based in Wyomissing, Pa., plans to announce the deal to relocate its Beulah Park racing track near Columbus to Dayton Thursday at a 3 p.m. press conference after addressing the state Racing Commission.

It’s unclear when the new track would open. The new track would generate approximately 1,500 jobs in the Dayton area, in addition to 1,000 construction jobs, according to drafts of a Penn National press release obtained by the Dayton Daily News.