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Dover Downs Loses Money, Wants Dover to Act

Dover Downs Casino

Dover Downs is losing money despite bringing in a bit more revenue for the first quarter of the year than in 2015.

Dover Downs Hotel and Casino said it experienced a loss of 239-thousand.

That’s better than the $352-thousand loss a year ago.

The Wilmington News Journal reports that the company said it does not expect there to be any immediate layoffs.

But it reports that the CEO Denis McGlynn said that future layoff could be in offing if the state legislature does not act to help out.

He told investors that the Dover Downs sent $22 million to the state, horsemen and slot machine vendors this quarter.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.