Hollywood Casino Hotel and Raceway, Entertainment complex in Bangor, Maine
Hollywood Casino Hotel and Raceway is a gaming and lodging complex in Bangor, Maine, offering slot machines, table games, and hotel rooms on a single property. The site also includes an active harness racing track, making it one of the few places in New England where a casino and a raceway operate side by side.
The venue opened in 2005 as Hollywood Slots, the first licensed slots operation in Maine, and expanded into a full casino in 2012. The raceway on the grounds is far older, with roots in the 19th century.
The casino sits next to an active harness racing track, which gives the property a character rarely found at other gaming venues in the northeastern US. On race nights, visitors can move between the grandstand and the gaming floor, making for an evening that feels different from a typical casino visit.
The property is easy to reach by car and has a large parking area on site, including electric vehicle charging stations. Visiting on a weekday tends to be quieter than on a weekend, especially when harness racing events draw larger crowds.
The grandstand at the raceway was rebuilt in concrete after a fire in the mid-20th century and is still standing in that same form today. It is one of the oldest structures of its kind still in regular use in New England, and visitors can walk through it on race nights.
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