Penn Gaming Unveils Maine Racino Plans

BANGOR, Maine – As reported by the Associated Press: "Penn National Gaming Inc. has unveiled detailed plans for Maine's first racino, a 90,000- to 100,000-square-foot facility on a single level that would house 1,500 slot machines. The multimillion-dollar complex next to the historic Bangor Raceway also would include an attached four-story parking garage with a capacity of at least 1,500 vehicles, company representatives told city officials at a Monday night workshop.

"The project still faces numerous regulatory obstacles, including the formulation of state laws governing the slots, a city zoning change and site plan approval.

" …[Penn National spokesman Eric] Schippers said the Bangor racino will create 400 to 500 new jobs, most of them full-time and with benefits…"