{"id":316645,"date":"2024-04-08T09:34:55","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T14:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=316645"},"modified":"2024-04-08T09:42:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T14:42:11","slug":"west-virginia-casino-partially-reopens-after-river-flooding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/west-virginia-casino-partially-reopens-after-river-flooding\/","title":{"rendered":"West Virginia Casino Partially Reopens After River Flooding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/jackpot-round-up-caesars-palace-player-hits-1-6m-from-six-separate-slot-wins\/\">Slot play<\/a> and other limited operations resumed just hours ago at the Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack following a several-day closure due to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-flood-waters-lead-to-boys-death-after-inner-tubing-goes-wrong\/\">flooding<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_316658\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-316658\" data-style=\"width: 430px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-316658 size-post-thumbnail-430xAUTO\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/floodpic-430x323.jpg\" alt=\"Flooded areas at Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack\" width=\"430\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/floodpic-430x323.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/floodpic.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><figcaption  id=\"caption-attachment-316658\"class=\"text-description\">Flooded areas at Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack, pictured above. Limited operations have been reopened at the gaming property. (Image: <em>WTRF<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The gambling operation was forced to shutter last Wednesday afternoon after waters from the nearby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ohio-sports-betting-rules-amended-prohibit-college-player-props\/\">Ohio<\/a> River overwhelmed the area including the Wheeling, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/west-virginia-joins-multi-state-internet-gaming-agreement\/\">West Virginia<\/a> casino complex.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The property\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/sis-ends-greyhound-simulcast-ops-in-us\/\">greyhound<\/a> racetrack will require a full resurfacing due to the flooding, the casino revealed on social media. The sand surface was likely washed away, according to West Virginia TV station <em>WTRF<\/em>. It&#8217;s unclear when racing will be able to resume.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Both the casino\u2019s gaming floor and hotel escaped damage from the flood.<\/p>\n<h2>Hotel, Poker Room Remain Closed<\/h2>\n<p>At 4 p.m. on Sunday, the complex reopened slot and sportsbook activities. Poker play and the 151-room hotel are closed \u201cuntil further notice,\u201d according to a Facebook post.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p>There are over 1,100 slot machines at the casino. Table games reopened at 6 p.m. That includes such games as craps, blackjack, and roulette. There&#8217;s been no word on whether the casino\u2019s high-limit room is functioning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A buffet was offered on Sunday night but some other dining options remain unavailable. The casino also has a 1,000-seat showroom. Two shows scheduled for later this month have been postponed.<\/p>\n<p>The gaming property has 2,800 parking spaces, and it is unclear if any of these are unavailable to motorists due to the flooding.<\/p>\n<p>The four-day shuttering led to lost revenue and disappointed would-be visitors.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\"><p>The past few days have been challenging, but thanks to the dedication of our team and the support of emergency services, we are excited to reopen and welcome back our valued guests,\u201d Wheeling Island management said in the recent post.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Cleanup began late last week. Panhandle Cleaning and Restoration staff were seen washing off surfaces at the property to get rid of relatively large amounts of mud.<\/p>\n<h2>Ohio River Crested<\/h2>\n<p>The Ohio River near Wheeling crested at 41.49 feet on Thursday night, the <em>Wheeling News-Register<\/em> reported. That was the highest cresting of the river since 2005.<\/p>\n<p>Wheeling Island and nearby locations reportedly could not be reached by car due to the flooding.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The casino\u2019s parking lot and the nearby Wheeling Island Stadium were covered by water as of Thursday afternoon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many houses and businesses in the region got flooded. These structures additionally got mud in their basements, according to the news report.<\/p>\n<p>Wheeling Island Stadium saw a layer of silt on top of its artificial turf field from the flooding, the <em>News-Register<\/em> reported. The field will require extensive cleaning to remove the mud and prevent staining of the artificial turf, the report added.<\/p>\n<p>Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack is owned and operated by Delaware North.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slot play and other limited operations resumed just hours ago at the Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack following a several-day closure due to river flooding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":316658,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33810,18],"tags":[82126,81898,81972,82069],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>West Virginia Casino Partially Reopens After River Flooding<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Slot play and other limited operations resumed at the Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack. 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