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Whoop-Up Downs (Lethbridge)<br />
Rocky Mounta<strong>in</strong> Turf Club<br />
Lethbridge Exhibition Grounds<br />
3401 Parkside Drive South<br />
(MAIN GRANDSTAND)<br />
WEBSITES:<br />
http://www.rockymounta<strong>in</strong>turfclub.com/<br />
& http://www.bullyssports.com/<br />
SLOT MACHINES: 99*<br />
AMENITIES: live horserac<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
simulcast horserac<strong>in</strong>g, pool tables, bar /<br />
lounge/ d<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g.<br />
* <strong>Alberta</strong> Gam<strong>in</strong>g and Liquor Commission figures<br />
as listed <strong>in</strong> Canadian Gam<strong>in</strong>g News, Dec. 2005 /<br />
Jan. 2006.<br />
DESCRIPTION<br />
Bullys Sport & Enterta<strong>in</strong>ment Centre is a Rac<strong>in</strong>g Enterta<strong>in</strong>ment<br />
Centre located underneath the ma<strong>in</strong> grandstand of the<br />
Lethbridge Exhibition Grounds.<br />
HISTORY<br />
Slot mach<strong>in</strong>es have been available s<strong>in</strong>ce 1997.<br />
OWNERSHIP & MANAGEMENT<br />
Rac<strong>in</strong>g, simulcast rac<strong>in</strong>g and slot mach<strong>in</strong>es are operated under<br />
the direction of Rocky Mounta<strong>in</strong> Turf Club at Whoop-Up<br />
Downs.<br />
RECENT EVENTS<br />
A Smok<strong>in</strong>g Bylaw will require all Lethbridge public places<br />
(<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g cas<strong>in</strong>os and commercial b<strong>in</strong>go halls) smoke-free<br />
effective January 1, 2007.<br />
CASINO COMPETITION<br />
The nearest competitor is the much larger Cas<strong>in</strong>o Lethbridge<br />
which is <strong>in</strong> close proximity to Bully’s. It is located several<br />
kilometres away and operates 299 slot mach<strong>in</strong>es.<br />
The City of Lethbridge has a population of 78,000 (2006) and<br />
serves a trad<strong>in</strong>g area of approximately 275,000.<br />
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION<br />
Rocky Mounta<strong>in</strong> Turf Club web site<br />
http://www.rockymounta<strong>in</strong>turfclub.com/<br />
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