1751 Gentilly Blvd.,
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jim Mulvihill, Communications and Pari-Mutuel Marketing Manager, 504.948.1233, james.mulvihill@fgno.com
SLOTS, SIMULCASTING OPEN EVENINGS DURING JAZZ FEST
NEW ORLEANS (Thursday, April 14, 2011) – The 600-plus state-of-the-art slot machines and the Grandstand OTB facility at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots will be open for business every evening during the annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, also known as Jazz Fest, April 29-May 1 and May 5-8. Even though the Slots and Simulcasting will suspend play during the day, Jazz Fest visitors are invited to join in the after-party fun at Fair Grounds as music-filled afternoons segue into thrilling
The Slots facility and Fair Grounds OTB will open to pedestrians at 6:30 p.m. on Jazz Fest days and vehicles will be able to access the parking lot no later than 8 p.m.
The Slots and Silmulcasting areas will maintain their regular hours – 9 a.m. to midnight weekdays – on days between Jazz Fest weekends (May 2-4). All Fair Grounds OTB & Casino locations throughout the metro area will maintain their regular hours every day, including Kentucky Oaks Day on May 6 and Kentucky Derby Day on May 7.
The Fair Grounds OTB & Casino network spans 10 locations throughout Southeast Louisiana: Boutte/Luling, Chalmette,
For more information on Fair Grounds OTB & Casino locations and hours, visit FairGroundRaceCourse.com.
About Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots
Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, the nation’s third-oldest racetrack, has been in operation since 1872. Located in
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James J. Mulvihill
Communications & Pari-Mutuel Marketing Manager
Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots
A Churchill Downs Incorporated Company
1751 Gentilly Boulevard,
504.948.1233 [office]
504.481.8770 [cell]
504.944.7853 [fax]
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