A new entertainment venue opens this week in Owensboro.
Owensboro Racing & Gaming is a 20-acre site on the corner of U.S. Highway 60 and Wrights Landing Road. Opening day is set for Wednesday, Feb. 12. The venue offers hundreds of historical racing machines and several food and beverage options.
Steve Roof is the general manager and said the investment totaled to $100 million.
Roof said, “This facility is about 71,500 square feet. So we can fit a lot of people in here.”
The new facility is expected to have a regional annual economic impact of $125 million. Throughout its building process, the facility has brought 200 construction jobs and 150 permanent jobs to Owensboro.
Roof said, “So lots of jobs that we’ve brought over the past year.”
