Employees of Tioga Downs gathered around for the arrival of the first slot machines.

Nichols, N.Y. – October, 2016 – Employees at Tioga Downs gathered outside today to watch the first new slot machines as they were unloaded from the shipping trucks.  Today, the property received the first 63 of the 946 games that will be delivered and installed in order to transform the video lottery facility into a commercial casino before the end of the year.

Among the games that arrived today are new versions of customer favorites as well as a variety of brand new games.  Game manufacturers International Game Technology (IGT), Aristocrat, Everi and Konami were the first to ship games from their facilities in Nevada and New Jersey; and, additional shipments from Scientific Games and Ainsworth are also scheduled throughout October.

The New York State Gaming Commission voted unanimously August 30, 2016 to grant a commercial casino license to Tioga Downs.  Since that date, staff members have been working toward opening the casino.  According to Tioga Downs General Manager Scott Freeman, today marked a major milestone in the process.