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24<br />
An exciting first year<br />
In just a year, the new Daytona Beach property<br />
landed on the international poker map.<br />
Since moving to the new facility and opening<br />
a 50-table poker room with a Las Vegas feel, it<br />
has furthered its reputation as a gaming leader<br />
in central Florida. For example, the room’s<br />
$181,500 in revenue for a single week in January<br />
2009 broke a venue record, thanks largely to<br />
World Series of Poker events, other qualifying<br />
tournaments and hefty jackpots.<br />
Daytona Beach was also designated as a World<br />
Series of Poker satellite location, drawing<br />
professional poker star and actress Tiffany<br />
Michelle, known as Hot Chips to poker insiders,<br />
for one of the tournaments in April 2009.<br />
Nothing but the best<br />
Casino Player named Wheeling Island best casino<br />
as part of its 2009 Best of Gaming awards. The<br />
<strong>Delaware</strong> <strong>North</strong>-owned and -operated gaming<br />
destination received seven other first-place gaming<br />
awards from the publication, including best<br />
hometown slots, best reel slots, best video poker,<br />
best cash back, best promotions, best service<br />
and luckiest casino. Casino Player is one of<br />
the most well-known and respected gaming<br />
trade publications.<br />
Let us entertain you<br />
Part of Wheeling Island’s successful positioning<br />
has been as a complete entertainment destination,<br />
with regular big-name concerts leading the way.<br />
For example, the Temptations appeared in<br />
April 2009, while Styx & REO Speedwagon<br />
headlined a concert on Independence Day<br />
weekend. The summer also saw concerts<br />
featuring country star Dwight Yoakam and<br />
1970s rock legend Peter Frampton.<br />
A fine vintage in New York wine country<br />
Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack celebrated<br />
its fifth year of video gaming operations in<br />
February 2009, offering guests a weekend of<br />
special promotions and entertainment, plus a<br />
dinner with VIP players.<br />
Like the vineyards in the Finger Lakes region,<br />
the venue continues to grow in popularity as a<br />
destination for Rochester-area residents and<br />
tourists alike. <strong>Delaware</strong> <strong>North</strong> has responded with<br />
exterior aesthetic and venue-access enhancements<br />
and interior hospitality-area renovations.<br />
And even the racetrack portion of Finger Lakes,<br />
already busy three seasons of the year with the<br />
only thoroughbred racing in the state west of<br />
Saratoga, has become a year-round venue.<br />
The International Series of Champions (ISOC)<br />
AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series began
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