Oxford Casino
Oxford Casino reopened Thursday after being closed for nearly four months due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The Oxford Casino Maine Location. The Oxford Casino is located at 777 Casino way in Oxford, Maine. It is owned and operated by the famed Churchill Downs company. The Oxford Casino has twenty-seven thousand square feet of casino gaming. The hotel portion of the Oxford Casino has four floors with a total of one hundred and seven rooms. The Oxford Casino is a hotel and casino in Oxford, Maine, owned and operated by Churchill Downs Inc. It has 27,000 square feet (2,500 m 2) of gaming space, with 970 slot machines and 28 table games. The hotel is four stories, with 107 rooms. There are three eateries at the property.
Oxford Casino is the only casino in the southern part of the state. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced five new presumptive cases of COVID-19 on Monday. Oxford Casino surely is a small-scale casino for Mainers to get their gambling fix, but if you are looking for more than that, look elsewhere. They have TONS of slot machines to play on, and they have some tables for other various gambling endeavors.but that is the focal point of Oxford.
The casino reopened after the state developed new safety protocols that include allowing only 200 total guests. The guests must be split into four separate areas, with no more than 50 people per area.
Sign up for our NewslettersThe separate areas will have their own access points and slot machines will be separated by games that have been turned off to allow for social distancing.
The casino will only offer slot machines to begin with.
Oxford Casino General Manager Jack Sours said upon arrival, guests will have their temperature checked, leave their contact information for contract tracing purposes and be required to wear a mask at all times.
He said food service on the casino floor will be limited.
'Once we get opened and show we can do this in a safe and responsible manner, we hope to be able to lift those restrictions up and bring more people back,' Sours said.
Sours said he expects long lines of people waiting to enter the casino due to the capacity restrictions.
Sours added that they have brought back 150 of their approximately 500 full-time workers, and they are working to test all of them for COVID-19.
Hollywood Casino said on its website that it plans to reopen on Friday at noon.
Hollywood Casino said the number of slot machines will be limited and table games will not be open.
Slot machines will be cleaned regularly, and sanitizer stations will be placed throughout the casino.
The casino said restaurant offerings will be limited and its buffet will remain closed. Hollywood Casino will be closed from midnight to 9 a.m. daily for cleaning.
Both casinos said they worked with state officials to develop the guidelines to safely reopen.
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| Oxford Casino | |
|---|---|
| Location | Oxford, Maine |
| Address | 777 Casino Way |
| Opening date | June 5, 2012 |
| No. of rooms | 107 (including 7 suites) |
| Casino type | Land-based |
| Owner | Churchill Downs Inc. |
| Coordinates | 44°06′55″N70°26′45″W / 44.1152°N 70.4459°WCoordinates: 44°06′55″N70°26′45″W / 44.1152°N 70.4459°W |
| Website | oxfordcasino.com |
The Oxford Casino is a hotel and casino in Oxford, Maine, owned and operated by Churchill Downs Inc. It has 27,000 square feet (2,500 m2) of gaming space, with 970 slot machines and 28 table games.[1] The hotel is four stories, with 107 rooms.[2] There are three eateries at the property.[3]
The casino was approved by voters in a statewide referendum in 2010,[4] and opened on June 5, 2012.[5] An expansion opened in September 2012.[6] Early in its development, the project was called the Black Bear Four Season Resort and Casino.[7]
In March 2013, Black Bear Development agreed to sell the casino to Churchill Downs Inc. for $160 million.[8] The acquisition was completed in July 2013.[9]
Churchill Downs announced a $25-million expansion plan for the casino in April 2016, including the addition of a hotel.[10] In November 2017, the hotel, new dining venues, and an expansion of the gaming floor opened.[1][2]
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- ^ abForm 10-K: Annual Report (Report). Churchill Downs Inc. February 28, 2018. p. 6 – via EDGAR.
- ^ ab'Oxford Casino Hotel open'. Sun Journal. Lewiston, ME. November 14, 2017. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^'Dining'. Oxford Casino. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^'Maine casino opponents give up recount challenge'. Portland Press Herald. December 14, 2010. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
- ^Reaves, Tony (June 5, 2012). 'Oxford Casino opens to public'. Oxford Hills Sun Journal. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
- ^'Oxford Casino nets $30M in first 6 months'. Portland Press Herald. AP. December 4, 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ^Reaves, Tony (February 3, 2012). 'Oxford Casino unveils name, logo'. Oxford Hills Sun Journal. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
- ^Hall, Jessica (March 30, 2013). 'Oxford Casino to be sold for $160 million'. Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
- ^Richardson, Whit (July 18, 2013). 'Oxford Casino sold to Kentucky Derby operator'. Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
- ^Janet Patton (April 28, 2016). 'Churchill Downs to build hotel at its Maine casino'. Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved 2016-04-29.