Published:
December 30, 2010 03:26 pm EST
Harness racetrack Saratoga Gaming and Raceway has announced that effective January 1, 2011 it will be going by a different name
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The facility will be known as Saratoga Casino and Raceway when the calendar flips.
Rita Cox, the facility's senior vice president of marketing and external affairs, was quoted as saying, "A casino really reflects what we've become."
Beginning January 3, the racino also will begin opening an hour earlier at 9:00 a.m. instead of 10:00 a.m. The operation will continue closing daily at 4:00 a.m.
(With files from bizjournals.com)