FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MTR GAMING GROUP SCHEDULES FIRST QUARTER CONFERENCE CALL
CHESTER, WV - April 24, 2002 - MTR Gaming Group, Inc. (Nasdaq
National Market:MNTG) today announced that Edson R. (Ted) Arneault,
President and CEO, and John W. Bittner, Jr., CFO, will conduct
a conference call on Tuesday, April 30, 2002 at 3:00 pm. ET
to discuss the Company's financial results for the first quarter
ended March 31, 2002. The corresponding news release announcing
financial results will be issued that afternoon, in advance
of the conference call. Interested parties may participate
in the call by dialing 973-321-1100 - please call in 10 minutes
before the call is scheduled to begin, and ask for the MTR
Gaming call.
The conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet
via the Investor Relations section of the Company's web site
at www.mtrgaming.com. To listen to the live call please go
to the website at least 15 minutes early to register, download
and install any necessary audio software. If you are unable
to listen live, the conference call will be archived on the
Company's web site. A recorded phone replay of the call will
also be available from 5:00 pm ET on Tuesday, April 30, 2002
to 5:00 pm ET on Wednesday, May 1, 2002. Listeners may dial
877-519-4471 (973-341-3080 for international callers) and use
the code 3251065 for the phone replay.
About MTR Gaming Group
MTR Gaming Group owns and operates the Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort in Chester, West Virginia, which currently encompasses
a thoroughbred racetrack with off-track betting and export
simulcasting, 3,200 slot machines, 359 hotel rooms, golf course,
spa & fitness center, theater and events center, convention
center and fine dining and entertainment. The Company also
owns and operates the Ramada Inn and Speedway Casino in North
Las Vegas, and holds a license to build a new thoroughbred
racetrack with parimutuel wagering in Erie, Pennsylvania. MTR
is included on the Russell 2000® and Russell® 3000
Indexes. For more information, please visit www.mtrgaming.com. About Scioto Downs
Scioto Downs owns and operates a harness horse racing facility in Columbus,
OH. Major racing programs conducted at Scioto’s facilities include
the Little Brown Jug Preview, the Scarlet O’Hara, the Pink Bonnet,
the Ohio Sires Stakes events and Ohio Fair stakes events.
Except for historical information, this
press release contains forward-looking statements concerning,
among other things, the acquisition of Scioto Downs, Inc.
Such statements are based on MTR’s current plans and
expectations. Such statements are subject to a number of
risks and uncertainties that could cause the statements made
to be incorrect and/or for actual results to differ materially.
Those risks and uncertainties are described in the Company’s
periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
and with respect to the Scioto Downs acquisition are described
in the Merger Agreement, as amended, which is attached as
exhibits to the Company’s reports on Forms 8-K filed
December 24, 2002, March 5, 2003, and May 7, 2003. MTR’s
plans to build a racetrack in Erie, Pennsylvania remain subject
to the possibility of a legal challenge to the July 17, 2003
decision of the Pennsylvania State Horse Racing Commission
reinstating the license (which was originally granted in
late 2002) and the risks associated with land acquisition,development,
construction and integration of new operations. The Company
does not intend to update publicly any forward-looking statements,
except as may be required by law. |
