Formerly Tri-State Racetrack and Gaming Center, now Mardi Gras Casino and Resort - Nitro WV
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Don.Morfe
N 38° 25.233 W 081° 48.600
17S E 429291 N 4252788
The facility was opened in 1985, as Tri-State Racetrack and Gaming Center, focusing specifically on greyhound racing. Slot machines were added in 2002. I visited the site on May 30, 2005.
Waymark Code: WM19CBM
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/23/2024
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From Wikipedia:
"Mardi Gras Casino and Resort is a casino and greyhound racing venue located in the city of Nitro, West Virginia. It is located just off the Cross Lanes exit of I-64, 14 miles west of Charleston, West Virginia and 36 miles east of Huntington, West Virginia. Although it is located within the city of Nitro, it is served by the neighboring Cross Lanes post office.
It features table games, slot machines, live greyhound racing, and off-track betting for both greyhound and horse racing. It also features several restaurants, food operations and a 150-room luxury hotel. The facility has a Mardi Gras theme.
HISTORY
The facility was opened in 1985, as Tri-State Racetrack and Gaming Center, focusing specifically on greyhound racing. Slot machines were added in 2002. After casino gambling was legalized in 2007, the track expanded its casino offerings in 2008, and the facility was renamed Tri-State Casino and Resort. It currently has a large poker room, and offers the table games of blackjack, roulette, craps, three card poker, Mississippi stud, and Crisscross Poker.
It adopted is current name in 2010, a change made to reflect its Mardi Gras theme."
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