https://www.PR.com/ Latest news releases from PR.com for MTR. Sat, 07 Mar 2026 07:16:54 -0500 © 2026 PR.com 60 en-us https://www.PR.com/images/logo_white.jpg https://www.PR.com/ 68 69 PR.com provides press release distribution, and is a unique directory of businesses, products and services. Find full company profiles. https://www.pr.com/press-release/578746 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 17:30:00 -0400 Chris Kern, general manager of Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort, and his executive team braved 400 gallons of icy cold water to raise $1,050 for the ALS Association. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/578746 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/578749 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 17:30:00 -0400 MTR Gaming Group, Inc. (NasdaqGS: MNTG) announced today the launch of several mobile friendly games including ‘Joker Poker’ on its’ INClub online casino platform. Customers can access the new games by going to www.inclubcasino.com. The free play online casino features a variety of slot and table games, including a new poker title. “The online casino gives MTR customers an engaging and fun way to [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/578749 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/523893 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 11:38:11 -0400 MTR Gaming Group, Inc. (NasdaqGS: MNTG) announced today the launch of its “INClub” online player’s club and its free INClub online casino. Customers can access their personalized INClub webpage by going to www.MYINClub.com. The free personalized website features a variety of new member benefits, special promotional offers, a fully-integrated INClub online play-for-free casino, private messaging, [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/523893 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/496662 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:30:09 -0400 MTR Gaming Group, announced today the recent implementation of a mobile wagering application that will allow its customers to place bets using their smartphones and iPads. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/496662 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/495290 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:47:22 -0400 MTR Gaming Group, Inc. (NasdaqGS: MNTG) announced today the remittance of the second and final payment for its operating license to the Ohio Lottery Commission for its Scioto Downs Racino in the amount of $25 million dollars. Scioto Downs, which opened June 1, 2012, was the first race track in the state to receive a license to operate video lottery terminals. The Las Vegas- style gaming property has been warmly received [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/495290 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/494088 Tue, 28 May 2013 13:38:42 -0400 Presque Isle Downs & Casino recently renovated its casino floor to better accommodate high rollers. High-end slot and blackjack players will experience an improved standard of comfort and privacy in the new 2050-square-foot high roller room located in the southwest corner of the casino. “It’s what our customers have been asking for,” said Mike Tamburelli, Presque Isle Downs & Casino Vice [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/494088 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/493402 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:23:00 -0400 MTR Gaming Group, Inc. announced today the summer entertainment schedules for its three regional gaming properties; Mountaineer Casino, which has a long-standing tradition of live entertainment, Presque Isle Downs & Casino and the recently opened Scioto Downs. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/493402 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/490462 Wed, 08 May 2013 16:52:20 -0400 Presque Isle Downs & Casino will stage an outdoor summer concert series featuring, among others, Grammy-nominees The Fabulous Thunderbirds and American icon and former Billboard Number #1 artist Chubby Checker and the Wildcats. Also headlining this year’s series is former teen idol, guitarist, singer and actor David Cassidy of the famed Partridge Family and Nashville recording artist Chris Higbee and perennial [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/490462 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/486089 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 03:00:00 -0400 MTR Gaming Group, Inc. (NasdaqGS: MNTG) announced today the engagement of Oracle and its Social Relationship Management Suite. This product enables MTR to manage customer relationships and monitor social interactions online via Oracle’s cloud-based platforms and processing. Key features of the suite facilitate development, integration, and deployment of MTR’s social media strategy. It augments conventional [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/486089 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/484095 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:37:21 -0400 MTR Gaming Group, Inc. recently acquired a state-of-the-art air purification system for two of its casinos. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/484095 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/464804 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 03:00:00 -0500 During the 2012 holiday season, Presque Isle Downs & Casino partnered with five local charities to help raise both monies and goods for our region and those affected by Hurricane Sandy. The casino partnered with The Second Harvest Food Bank, Toys for Tots Foundation, The United Way of Erie County, Presents for Patients and The American Red Cross. These donations were supported and made possible by both their [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/464804 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/464805 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 03:00:00 -0500 Presque Isle Downs & Casino announced that two more state-of-the-art barns have been completed that consist of 48 stalls apiece. The 1.3 million dollar project gives the facility a total of 764 stalls including a 48 stall receiving barn and a 24 stall stakes barn. This new addition will potentially allow races to run with larger fields of horses. In 2010 race fields averaged 7.95 per race... in 2011 that number rose [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/464805 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/459684 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:36:00 -0500 Chief Marketing Officer Fred Buro shared his thoughts about the convergence of online gaming and social media recently with Casino Enterprise Management magazine. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/459684 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/457794 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 03:00:00 -0500 All toys collected will benefit the Marines Toys for Tots Foundation. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/457794 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/454829 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 09:10:00 -0500 The casino celebrated Veterans Day on Sunday with a free buffet and $10 in slot play. But, one lucky veteran walked away with something much more. On Sunday, November 11, 2012 a Vietnam War Vet walked away with $500,000 with his progressive jackpot win. The $500,000 jackpot is the largest in Presque Isle Downs & Casino’s history. This progressive jackpot follows a $300,000 win last month. The largest jackpot [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/454829 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/453820 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 03:00:00 -0500 Veterans receive free buffet and $10 in slot play at Presque Isle Downs & Casino on Sunday, November 11th, 2012. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/453820 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/430526 Sat, 28 Jul 2012 03:00:00 -0400 The Bad Beat Jackpot at Presque Isle Downs & Casino continues to defy the odds. If the Bad Beat were hit today, one lucky "loser" will walk away with more than $97,000 in prize money by losing to a better hand. The winner of the hand will be entitled to $48,691 and all remaining players at the table would split $48,691 amongst themselves equally. “We are really amazed that our jackpot has reached this [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/430526 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/425921 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 03:00:00 -0400 Presque Isle Downs & Casino will host the World Poker Tour Boot Camp and Battle Tournament Friday, July 13 at 10 am. The boot camp training will be conducted by well-known poker pros. The camp will focus on “live” poker game formats and has been specifically designed to improve live game skills. “You'll be amazed at how much further you can advance your game when you study, talk, and practice under [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/425921 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/425110 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 03:00:00 -0400 Presque Isle Downs & Casino recently installed 2000 new slot chairs and 48 new slot games on the casino floor. The KGM Gaming"‘Comfort 3" slot chairs are designed to endure the wear and tear that comes with heavy casino traffic but still provide optimum comfort. “It makes my experience more enjoyable. I even talked to my friends about them (slot chairs),” said Erie native Ruth Davis, who [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/425110 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/424867 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 03:00:00 -0400 Presque Isle Downs & Casino will celebrate Fourth of July by giving away 1000 free tee shirts to its customers at the casino and racetrack. The first 500 patrons who arrive at the casino after 9 am and the first 500 people who arrive at the racetrack after 4:30 pm for "Wednesday Night At The Races" will receive the complimentary tee shirts. The Fourth of July falls on a Wednesday this year which is family [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/424867 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/422953 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 03:00:00 -0400 Mary Downing of Medina, OH, won a $53,132.90 Jackpot at Presque Isle Downs & Casino Saturday, June 16. Downing won the money playing the five-cent progressive Bugsy slot machines. “I have been playing those machines for years and my husband would constantly ask me ‘When I would give it up’, well I always told him – ‘When I hit the jackpot!’” But now that Downing has won the [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/422953 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/420566 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 03:00:00 -0400 Robin Fisher of Greenville, PA, won the 1st Presque Isle Downs & Casino High Heels Poker Tournament June 10. Fisher beat out 32 other ladies to win $1155.00 on the final hand with a Full House; Aces Full of Two’s. “We’re going on vacation to the Florida Keys,” said an enthusiastic Fisher of her winnings. Fellow player Kim Morgan, of Painesville, OH, was a winner of a different sort. Morgan [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/420566 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/418930 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 03:00:00 -0400 Presque Isle Downs & Casino will host the High Heels Poker Tour (HHPT) Sunday, June 10 at 4 p.m. The HHPT is the first all women’s poker tour launched on the East Coast. The HHPT will co-sponsor the ladies no-limit hold’em tournament at the casino poker room. The buy-in for this event is $105. “This is a good opportunity for the ladies to come out and show their skills,” said Christine Stacy, [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/418930 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/417290 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 03:00:00 -0400 MTR Gaming Group, Inc. (NasdaqGS: MNTG) announced today that the new Scioto Downs, the latest addition to its gaming properties, will open as scheduled this Friday, June 1 at 2 pm. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/417290 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/414946 Wed, 23 May 2012 03:00:00 -0400 MTR Gaming Group, Inc. (NasdaqGS: MNTG) announced today that it has satisfied all conditions of the Ohio Lottery’s conditional license and has received its permanent license to install and operate video lottery terminals (“VLTs”) at its Scioto Downs racetrack in Columbus, Ohio. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/414946 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/413959 Fri, 18 May 2012 03:00:00 -0400 It was an auspicious beginning for racing this year at Presque Isle Downs & Casino as a large (1,295) enthusiastic crowd showed up to usher in the 6th season of live thoroughbred racing on May 15. Total wagering on the 8-race card reached a record high of $835,861.91, an increase of 43% from the $583,887.00 wagered a year earlier. The previous opening day record for total handle was set in 2007 with $729,218. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/413959 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/414027 Fri, 18 May 2012 03:00:00 -0400 The Presque Isle Downs & Casino is hosting a job fair May 21 from 2-6 pm in the casino Clubhouse. The casino plans to hire 100 new employees to fill a wide variety of full and part time positions. The open positions include: Buffet Shift Supervisor, Security Officers, Track Safety, Cashiers, Housekeeping, Barbacks, Bartenders, Servers, Server Assistants, Bussers, Greeters, Hosts, Parking Attendants, Slot Technicians [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/414027 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/413690 Thu, 17 May 2012 03:00:00 -0400 One lucky loser will walk away with more than $69,000 in prize money if they win the Presque Isle Down & Casino Badbeat Jackpot anytime soon. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/413690 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/411438 Wed, 09 May 2012 03:00:00 -0400 Thoroughbred racing begins May 15 at Presque Isle Downs & Casino at 5:25 pm. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/411438 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/409437 Tue, 01 May 2012 03:00:00 -0400 MTR Gaming Group, Inc. (NasdaqGS: MNTG) today announced the introduction of a new enhanced player loyalty program for all of its properties. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/409437 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/409028 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 03:00:00 -0400 Nancy Walker is one lucky lady. Walker hit a $52,849 jackpot at Presque Isle Downs & Casino April 17. This is her second significant jackpot in less than a year. Last April 30th Walker also hit a $38,000 jackpot. When asked where she got her luck, Walker had no explanation, but she does hope it continues. Walker won her latest jackpot playing the five-cent Bugsy slot machine. “It’s my favorite [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/409028 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/408354 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 03:00:00 -0400 Presque Isle Downs & Casino will host NFL Draft Night with Fox Sports Radio from 7-10 pm. this Thursday, April 26, in conjunction with Erie Beer. Featured guests include NFL prospect Randy Colling, Mercyhurst Head Football Coach Marty Schaetzele, Gannon University Athletic Director Mark Richard, WICU TV Sports Director Mike Ruzzi and former LSU recruiting coordinator Bill Alias. Colling is a 2011 Gannon University [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/408354 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/406538 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:00:00 -0400 Bellator Fighting Championships will make their 2012 Summer Series debut from The Mountain State when the promotion brings Bellator 71 to The Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort in Chester, West Virginia on June 22. Bellator 71 will feature the quarterfinals of the Bellator Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament, along with a host of preliminary fights. Tickets for the event are now on sale and can be [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/406538 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/406555 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:00:00 -0400 The Thoroughbred Times conducted a recent study which determined that Presque Isle Downs & Casino is one of the safest race tracks in the nation for horses to run. Presque Isle Downs & Casino scored a rate of 0.94 injury incidents per 1000 starts which is far below the industry standard of 3.29 per 1000 starts during the same 2009-2011 time period. “On our Tapeta track there were 6600 runners in 800 races [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/406555 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/406227 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:00:00 -0400 Presque Isle Downs & Casino announced that two state-of-the-art barns have been completed that consist of 48 stalls apiece. The 1.3 million dollar project gives the facility a total of 668 stalls including a 48 stall receiving barn and a 24 stall stakes barn. This new addition will potentially allow races to run with larger fields of horses. In 2010 race fields averaged 7.95 per race… in 2011 that number rose [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/406227 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/404593 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 03:00:00 -0400 MTR Gaming Group, Inc. (NasdaqGS: MNTG) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with BT Management LLC to manage and operate a new Baymont Inn and Suites adjacent to its Presque Isle Downs & Casino property in Erie, Pennsylvania. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/404593 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/404342 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:00:00 -0400 The Scioto Downs Casino & Racetrack has scheduled a job fair Apr. 18, to hire workers for the new casino being built in Columbus that is slated to open in early spring. The job fair is scheduled for Apr. 18 from 10 am to 3 pm at the Central Ohio Workforce Investment Corporation building located at 1111 E. Broad St. The casino plans to hire approximately 800 employees in both full-time and part-time positions to fill [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/404342 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/403447 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 03:00:00 -0400 Legendary poker player Chris Moneymaker will mark his return to Presque Isle Downs & Casino April 12, for a $15,750 Multi-Table Poker Tournament. Moneymaker is the casino’s official Poker Ambassador. “We are excited to have Chris come and play in this event,” said Mike Tamburelli, Presque Isle Downs & Casino General Manager. “I am sure it will be an exciting experience for all [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/403447 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/403126 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:00:00 -0400 The Presque Isle Downs & Casino poker room announced today that the bad beat jackpot has surpassed $100,000. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/403126 MTR https://www.pr.com/press-release/402773 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 03:00:00 -0400 Presque Isle Downs & Casino hosted Country 98’s, (WXTA) 13th Annual Country Cares for St. Jude Kids Radio-thon benefiting the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital last Thursday & Friday in the casino clubhouse. The event raised $20,218 for the world’s leading research hospital in childhood cancers & catastrophic illnesses. The two day event, which featured a guest appearance from country [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/402773 MTR