Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort

Mountaineer Casino Resort
Roadside view of the casino
LocationNew Cumberland, West Virginia
Owned byVici Properties
Operated byCentury Casinos
Date openedMay 19, 1951
Race typeThoroughbred
Notable racesWest Virginia Derby
Official website
Waterford Park
Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort is located in West Virginia
Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort
Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort is located in the United States
Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort
LocationWV 2,
Coordinates40°34′49″N 80°39′42″W / 40.58028°N 80.66167°W / 40.58028; -80.66167
Area77 acres (31 ha)
Built1949
ArchitectBoyle, A.J.
Architectural styleModerne
NRHP reference No.02001528 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 2002

Mountaineer Casino Resort is a thoroughbred racetrack and casino resort located on the Ohio River north of New Cumberland, West Virginia. It is owned by Vici Properties and operated by Century Casinos. It is notable for being the first race track in the United States to get slot machines and become a racino.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.