Best of Gaming Awards Announced

Dover, DE, November 04, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Dover Downs Hotel & Casino has been recognized as a “Best of Gaming” and “Best of Slots” winner for the seventh consecutive year in the annual reader and critic polls conducted by Casino Player and Strictly Slots, the nation’s leading consumer gaming magazines.

Dover Downs Hotel & Casino received nationwide honors in the racinos division with 21 first-place awards including best overall hotel casino, best overall racino, best hotel, best suites, best rooms, best race/sportsbook, best comps, best hosts, best overall entertainment, best gourmet restaurant, best penny slots, best progressive slots and luckiest racino.

“We are very pleased to have maintained the level of quality and customer service necessary to achieve this recognition,” said Ed Sutor, president and CEO of Dover Downs Hotel & Casino. “With increasing competition and the challenges faced by most businesses in today’s economy, we believe that the superb dedication of our employees is what has always set us apart from our competition and, ultimately, has made the difference with our customers.”

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Owned by Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: DDE), Dover Downs Hotel & Casino® is a premier gaming and entertainment resort destination in the Mid-Atlantic region. The 165,000-sq.-ft. casino is open 24 hours daily and has approximately 3,100 video lottery terminals (slot machines) controlled by the Delaware Lottery. The Colonnade features a casino lounge - Fire & Ice at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino, The Colonnade Marketplace, Swarovski, Godiva, Fashions of The Colonnade, Frankie’s, Doc Magrogan’s Oyster House and Sweet Perks Too. The state-of-the-art, 7,400-sq.-ft. Race & Sports Book offering horse racing and professional football wagering opened on September 3, 2009. Dover Downs Hotel & Casino is planning a full-service table gaming operation to include blackjack, craps, roulette and poker. Early projections forecast the opening of table games by mid 2010. The AAA-rated Four Diamond Dover Downs Hotel is the largest in Delaware with 500 luxurious rooms/suites, indoor pool, sauna, exercise room, gift shop, Toppers Spa/Salon, 1,600-seat Rollins Center® ballroom and 35,000 sq. ft. of multi-function space. Additional property amenities include seven restaurants/cafes, five bars, world-class live harness racing and simulcast horse racing. For more information, please visit doverdowns.com.