Bally's Dover
Bally's Dover Casino Resort, formerly Dover Downs, is a hotel, casino, and racetrack complex in Dover, Delaware. It has a .625-mile (1.006 km) harness horse racing track, which is surrounded by Dover Motor Speedway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete track used for NASCAR motor racing events. The complex is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Bally's Corporation, excluding the motor racing circuit, which is owned by Speedway Motorsports.
Aerial view of Dover Downs in 2017. The horse track is located within Dover Motor Speedway and the hotel and casino is the large building to the left of the track. | |
| Location | 1131 North Dupont Highway Dover, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39.189201°N 75.532675°W |
| Owned by | Gaming and Leisure Properties |
| Operated by | Bally's Corporation |
| Date opened | 1969 (racetrack) 1995 (casino) |
| Race type | Harness racing |
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Primary features of Bally's Dover include a 500-room hotel, dining options, over 2,700 slot machines, 40 table games, and the Rollins Center, an 18,000-square-foot (1,700 m2) multipurpose ballroom which features entertainment as well as hosting business conferences, conventions and banquets. Steelman Partners were the original architects and interior designers when it was constructed in 1995.