Hollywood Gaming's expansion to be complete by Wednesday

September 7, 2015 at 7:36p.m.

AUSTINTOWN

New machines are available at Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course, coming online in recent weeks.

The last of those machines, an expansion of the gaming floor, is expected to come online Wednesday.

“The area has been open,” said Mike Galle, general manager at Hollywood Gaming.

The last bank, or section of eight video-lottery terminals is the last step set to be completed Wednesday. As machines have arrived and then been tested, they have been made available to gaming patrons.

“While we open up the games, they are being played,” Galle said. “We’re off to a decent start as far as the new games and the new area is concerned.”

The racino had part of a temporary wall taken down to install the new 75 machines. That brings the facility’s total number of VLTs to 941, as its monthly total has been 866 in financial reports to the Ohio Lottery Commission.

Lehman Daman Construction Services of Columbus was the construction manager on the $975,000 project that opened up 2,200 square feet for the gaming floor.