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The Wheeling Jamboree Has a New Home at Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack
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The World’s Original Radio Jamboree Will Broadcast Live from the Showroom!
The Wheeling Jamboree Has a New Home at Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack
Wheeling, WV – October 2012 / Hospitality 1ST / The 2nd most famous Country Music Show in the USA is set to return to Wheeling in a winning way! Wheeling Jamboree Inc. and Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack are pleased to announce that the World’s Original Wheeling Radio Jamboree is fulfilling a long overdue homecoming in Wheeling entertainment and tourism.

The Wheeling Jamboree Has a New Home at Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-RacetrackBeginning on October 6th, the Wheeling Jamboree will now be presenting their weekly live Country Music Stage Show on Saturdays from the Wheeling Island Showroom. The Jamboree can also be heard world-wide via its streaming Internet feed, live on Saturdays, by video on demand and a free Smart Phone player and the syndicated radio broadcast.

The Jamboree continues to rebuild its family of young entertainers blended with veteran performers and groups that have appeared on the show for decades. These entertainers continue to present various styles of Classic & Modern Country, Bluegrass and Americana including upcoming entertainers along with Jamboree family acts that have been staples of the shows 79 year legacy.

The opening presentation of the Jamboree from the Wheeling Island Venue will take place October 6th at 6pm and features singer songwriter, Miss. Lauren Mascitti from Louisville, OH, along with the innovative Bluegrass sounds of Redd Brand and the Jamboree USA Band. October 13 the current patriarch of the Wheeling Jamboree Mr. Darnell Miller will be featured along with Lois Scott and the National Pike Pickers.

Further details are available online at the www.WheelingJamboree.org website. Tickets can be purchased from ShowClix.com or by phone toll free at 888-718-4253.

Additions to the Jamboree leadership include former WWVA program director and Jamboree announcer Mr. Tom Miller (Director), long time Jamboree entertainer and original member of the Short Creek Flat-pickers Mr. John Angius (Director /Secretary) and new Director, former Grand Ole Opry announcer and host of numerous TV and Radio productions Mr. Keith Bilbrey.

About Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack
Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack offers 1,650 slots machines, 24 table games, 9-table poker room, 151-room luxury hotel, live greyhound racing, five restaurants, 1,000-seat showroom, meeting and banquet services and gift shop.

Wheeling Island recently won 9 first place “Best of Gaming” Awards by Casino Player Magazine’s July 2012 readers poll including Best Reel Slots for the 4th consecutive year.

Wheeling Island welcomes more than 2.5 million visitors through its doors annually. Visitors enjoy the fast paced slot action 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

For information on Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack, call 877-WIN-HERE (877-946-4373), for hotel reservations call 877-WHEELING (877-943-3546) or log on to www.WheelingIsland.com.

Wheeling Island Gaming, Inc. owns and operates Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack, a premier gaming and entertainment complex located in Wheeling, West Virginia. It is the largest operation of Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment, a wholly owned subsidiary of Delaware North Companies, Inc.

About Delaware North Companies
Delaware North Companies is one of the largest and most admired privately held hospitality companies in the world. Founded and owned by the Jacobs family for nearly 100 years, it is a global leader in hospitality and food service. Its family of companies includes Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts, Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment, Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services, Delaware North Companies Sportservice, Delaware North Companies International and Delaware North Companies Boston, owner of TD Garden. Delaware North Companies has revenue exceeding $2.6 billion annually and 55,000 associates serving half a billion customers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. For more information, visit www.DelawareNorth.com.
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Media contact:
Kimberly Florence
Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack
304-231-1839

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Placement Dates: 10/04/12 – 12/04/12
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