{"id":1224,"date":"2016-03-29T15:01:38","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T15:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.top10casinowebsites.net\/?p=1224"},"modified":"2016-03-29T15:01:38","modified_gmt":"2016-03-29T15:01:38","slug":"saratoga-casino-decides-to-expand-due-to-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10casinowebsites.net\/news\/saratoga-casino-decides-to-expand-due-to-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Saratoga Casino Decides To Expand Due To Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10casinowebsites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/saratoga-casino.jpg\" alt=\"Saratoga Casino\" width=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-524\" \/>The <a href=\"http:\/\/saratogacasino.com\">Saratoga Casino and Raceway<\/a> in New York is gearing up for competition from the upcoming project <strong>Rivers Casino &#038; Resort<\/strong> which is located in Schenectady and not very far from its premises. The Saratoga Casino is <strong>launching a $40 million expansion program<\/strong> which could also include a re-branding exercise. <\/p>\n<p>According to a recent announcement, the Saragota casino will undertake an extensive overhaul, adding a new hotel with 117 rooms, a ballroom and an indoor pool and a number of other new amenities.  The casino is also introducing the famous national steakhouse <strong>Morton&#8217;s<\/strong> and is expecting to draw thousands of patrons through its non-gaming offerings. The casino currently features 1,700 video lottery terminals which include electronic poker and <a href=\"\/top-10-lowest-house-edge-blackjack-games\">blackjack<\/a>, in addition to harness racing.  These terminals have video screens that act as a substitute for live dealers since the racino is not allowed to have live dealers.<\/p>\n<p>With this extension the casino hopes to counter the competition it is expecting from <a href=\"https:\/\/riverscasinoandresort.com\/\">Rivers Casino &#038; Resort<\/a> which is likely to launch in early 2017. The Saragota casino is located just 25 miles away from the $330-million Rivers Casino &#038; Resort which will feature a full-fledged casino with gaming floor space to house 1,150 slot machines , 63 gaming tables and live dealers. The casino will also have a hotel, a ballroom and a steakhouse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rita Cox<\/strong>, a spokeswoman for Saratoga Casino and Raceway said that the casino was looking to become a completely new brand and might go so far as to introduce a new name. Cox stated that the casino will look to provide a complete entertainment experience to its visitors.  <\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time that the racino has renamed and reinvented itself. In 2004, it changed its name from <strong>Saratoga Equine Sports Center<\/strong> to <strong>Saratoga Gaming and Raceway<\/strong> after it introduced video lottery terminals to the racetrack that had earlier featured only harness racing. Subsequently, it changed its name in 2011 becoming Saratoga Casino and Raceway after a revision in state rules allowed racinos to label themselves as casinos. However the casino has not released any information regarding its plans to re-brand itself.<\/p>\n<p>The new facilities announced as a part of its expansion plan reveal a significant shift in Saratoga\u2019s business model. The new <strong>Schenectady casino<\/strong> is expected to reduce Saratoga\u2019s gambling revenue by almost 40 percent, prompting the re-design. The current investment of $40 million is much higher than what Saratoga spent in its earlier renovations efforts in 2004 and 2007. The new facilities are expected to open by June-end or July of this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Saratoga Casino and Raceway in New York is gearing up for competition from the upcoming project Rivers Casino &#038; Resort which is located in Schenectady and not very far from its premises. The Saratoga Casino is launching a $40 million expansion program which could also include a re-branding exercise. 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