The Dayton racino took nearly $1.5 million in sports bets, which ranked eighth among retail locations, and reported $275,493 in revenue from them. Hollywood Gaming Dayton is one of 14 retail sportsbook locations in the state, although mobile betting represented most of the mammoth $1.11 billion in wagering the state saw in January.

Hollywood Casino Toledo is undergoing similar remodeling for the sportsbook there. PENN opened the new retail sportsbooks at Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley and Hollywood Casino Columbus in the days before the Super Bowl. The company’s goal has been to attract a younger demographic that enjoys watching and betting sports in a lively atmosphere for eating and drinking, with a spillover effect of those patrons potentially indulging in other forms of gambling as well. Bettors have been able to make use of a temporary facility since that time, but PENN has been spending money in legalized states across the country to remodel its gaming venues with sportsbooks making use of the Barstool-branded theme. It is actually the second ribbon cutting for sports betting at the racetrack, as it also held one after the launch of legal sports betting in the state on Jan. Officials declined to publicize many details in advance of the ceremony, but the betting/entertainment area will have 35 televisions and a 34-foot wide jumbotron above the bar for game viewing. Friday for its new restaurant/bar/betting location at the racino.

Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway, one of four PENN properties in Ohio, scheduled a ribbon-cutting ceremony for 3 p.m. PENN Entertainment completed work on two of its new Barstool Sportsbook retail locations in Ohio just in time for the Super Bowl, and now it has a third ready on the eve of the NCAA Tournament.

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