HOUSTON, May 2, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Nevada Gold & Casinos, Inc. (AMEX:UWN) today announced that Vernon Downs Acquisition, LLC ("VDA") completed the acquisition of Mid-State Raceway, Inc. ("Raceway"). Raceway operates Vernon Downs racetrack and is also the 100% equity holder of Mid-State Development Corp., which operates a hotel at Vernon Downs racetrack.
VDA is a limited liability company owned by American Racing and Entertainment, LLC, a limited liability company in which Nevada Gold NY, Inc. (a 98%-owned subsidiary of Nevada Gold & Casinos) is a 40% member. The other members of American Racing are Southern Tier Acquisitions II, LLC, TrackPower, Inc. and Oneida Entertainment, LLC, each of which has a membership interest of 20%. American Racing was formed to develop Tioga Downs Raceway, located in Nichols, New York and to pursue the acquisition of Vernon Downs Raceway from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
H. Thomas Winn, Chairman and CEO of Nevada Gold & Casinos, Inc., commented, "We are thrilled to have completed this acquisition, enabling us to move forward with the redevelopment and expansion of Vernon Downs' facilities. We look forward to working with our partners to bring an exciting and greatly improved entertainment facility to the region."
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About Nevada Gold & Casinos
Nevada Gold and Casinos, Inc. (AMEX:UWN) of Houston, Texas is a developer, owner and operator of gaming facilities and lodging and entertainment facilities in Colorado, California, Oklahoma, and New York. The Company owns a 43% interest in the Isle of Capri-Black Hawk LLC, which owns Isle of Capri-Black Hawk and Colorado Central Station, both of which are in Black Hawk, Colorado. Colorado Grande Casino in Cripple Creek, Colorado is wholly owned and operated by Nevada Gold. The Company owns a 40% interest in the Tioga Downs Raceway in New York State and has a management contract for the facility. The Company also works with Native American tribes in a variety of capacities from the right to lease gaming equipment to development and management of their gaming properties. Native American projects consist of River Rock Casino in Sonoma County, California, a casino to be built in Tulsa, Oklahoma for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, a casino to be built in Pauma Valley, California for the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians and a casino to be developed by Buena Vista Development Company, LLC in the city of Ione, California for Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians. For more information, visit http://www.nevadagold.com.
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