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39-484: The racino is owned and operated by Harrington Raceway, Inc., which is majority-owned by the Delaware State Fair, a non-profit organization. Harrington Raceway runs approximately 70 days of live racing per year, split between a spring meet and an autumn meet. Races are generally held Monday through Wednesday evenings. In between the spring and autumn meets, the track holds one day of racing on Governor's Day during

78-582: A few of West Virginia's eastern panhandle counties are considered part of the Washington metropolitan area , the major portion of the state is rural and there are no major or even large cities. Shipping and trade have been important to the Mid-Atlantic economy since the beginning of the colonial era. The explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano was the first European to see the region in 1524. Henry Hudson later extensively explored that region in 1611 and claimed it for

117-427: A simulcast wagering parlor, and a buffet restaurant. The Full House/Gtech joint venture had a 15-year agreement to manage the facility. The track itself was renovated in 2003 to widen it and to make the turns gentler, making the track safer and more attractive to horsemen. Harrington Raceway bought Gtech's stake in the slot parlor joint venture in 2004 for $ 12 million. In 2006, a $ 50-million expansion and renovation of

156-657: A sub-region of the Northeast and only includes New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The Bureau of Labor Statistics excludes New York; the Environmental Protection Agency excludes New York and New Jersey; and the U.S. Department of Transportation - United States Maritime Administration includes North Carolina . In 2004, the United States Geological Survey within the context of Ground-Water Vulnerability to Nitrate Contamination, defined

195-509: A time, New Sweden along the Delaware River in Delaware , divided the two great bulwarks of English settlement from each other. The original English settlements in the region notably provided refuge to religious minorities, Maryland to Roman Catholics and Pennsylvania to Quakers and Anabaptist Pennsylvania Dutch . In time, all these settlements fell under English colonial control, but

234-582: Is a region of the United States located in the overlap between the Northeastern and Southeastern states of the United States . Its exact definition differs upon source, but the region typically includes New Jersey , Maryland , Virginia , Delaware , West Virginia , District of Columbia , and Pennsylvania . Some sources include New York , while others exclude Pennsylvania . However, according

273-540: Is also home to the nation's capital, Washington, D.C. The Mid-Atlantic is home to 33 professional sports franchises in the five major leagues and the two most prominent women's professional leagues: Notable golf tournaments in the Mid-Atlantic include the Barclays , Quicken Loans National and Atlantic City LPGA Classic . Two high-level professional tennis tournaments are held in the region. The US Open , held in New York,

312-470: Is not a regional circuit. Its jurisdiction is nationwide but based on the subject matter. In 1969, the Office of Management and Budget published a list of ten "Standard Federal Regions", to which federal agencies could be restructured as a means of standardizing government administration nationwide. Despite a finding in 1977 that this restructuring did not reduce administrative costs as initially expected, and

351-675: Is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, whereas the Washington Open is part of the ATP Tour 500 series and WTA 250 series. Notable motorsports tracks include Watkins Glen International , Dover Motor Speedway and Pocono Raceway , which have hosted Formula One , IndyCar , NASCAR , World Sportscar Championship and IMSA races. Also, the Englishtown and Reading drag strips such have hosted NHRA national events. Pimlico Race Course at Baltimore and Belmont Park at New York host

390-850: The Continental Congress , the convention of delegates who organized the American Revolution . Philadelphia also was the birthplace of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the United States Constitution in 1787, while the United States Bill of Rights was drafted and ratified and the first Supreme Court of the United States sat for the first time, in the first capital under the Constitution of New York . While early settlers were mostly farmers, traders, and fishermen,

429-660: The Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes horse races, which are part of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing . With a GDP nominal of over $ 5.2 trillion, the Mid-Atlantic economy would be third-largest in the world if calculated separately, only behind the remaining United States and China and nearly $ 1 trillion larger than next place Japan. This economic prosperity is buoyed by a significant financial services and banking sector, healthcare and chemicals industry, and telecommunications and entertainment conglomerates. According to

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468-596: The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the states listed above are commonly accepted as the Mid-Atlantic region. The region has its origin in the Middle Colonies of the 18th century when its states were among the Thirteen Colonies of pre- revolutionary British America . As of the 2020 census , the region had a population of 60,783,913, representing slightly over 18% of the nation's population. The Mid-Atlantic region played an instrumental and historic role in

507-1489: The U.S. Virgin Islands Office location: Philadelphia States: Delaware , Maryland , Pennsylvania , Virginia , Washington, D.C. , and West Virginia Office location: Atlanta States: Alabama , Florida , Georgia , Kentucky , Mississippi , North Carolina , South Carolina , and Tennessee Office location: Chicago States: Illinois , Indiana , Minnesota , Michigan , Ohio , and Wisconsin Office location: Dallas States: Arkansas , Louisiana , New Mexico , Oklahoma , and Texas Office location: Kansas City States: Iowa , Kansas , Missouri , and Nebraska Office location: Denver States: Colorado , Montana , North Dakota , South Dakota , Utah , and Wyoming Office location: San Francisco States: Arizona , California , Hawaii , Nevada , Guam , Northern Mariana Islands , and American Samoa Office location: Seattle States: Alaska , Idaho , Oregon , and Washington The Bureau of Economic Analysis defines regions for comparison of economic data. Regions of Alabama include: Regions of Alaska include: Regions of American Samoa include: Regions of Arizona include: Regions of Arkansas include: Regions of Colorado include: Connecticut has nine official planning regions, which operate as councils of governments and are recognized as county equivalents by

546-711: The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia ; Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh ; Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore , Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. ; and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia according to U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Ranking . Definitions of the geographic components of the Mid-Atlantic region differ slightly among sources. Generally speaking,

585-414: The Delaware State Fair each summer. The program, which showcases the best Delaware-bred horses, is one of the most popular days at the track and has the largest purses of the year. The track is a half-mile oval. The track was built for the first Kent and Sussex County Fair, which was held in 1920. Harness racing and other types of races were conducted annually as part of the fair (which changed its name to

624-633: The Delaware State Fair in 1962). In 1934, the fair became part of the Central Fair Circuit, an organization to coordinate harness racing dates at fairs in the Mid-Atlantic region. After the state legalized parimutuel wagering on harness racing in 1945, the directors of the fair organized the Kent and Sussex Racing Association to conduct an annual racing meet. The association opened its first 15-day meet with parimutuel betting on October 14, 1946. In 1964,

663-800: The Dutch, who then created a fur-trading post in Albany in 1614. Jamestown, Virginia was the first permanent English colony in North America, it was established seven years earlier in 1607. From early colonial times, the Mid-Atlantic region was settled by a wider range of European people than in New England or the South. The Dutch New Netherland settlement along the Hudson River in New York City and New Jersey , and for

702-572: The Global Financial Centres Index, the Mid-Atlantic region is home to the leading financial center in the world (New York) at #1, with Washington also present at #15. Notable companies (over $ 100 billion market cap) headquartered in the region include: List of regions of the United States This is a list of some of the ways regions are defined in the United States . Many regions are defined in law or regulations by

741-597: The Mid-Atlantic states provided the young United States with heavy industry and served as the " melting pot " of new immigrants from Europe. Cities grew along major ports, shipping routes, and waterways, including New York City and Newark on opposite sides of the Hudson River , Philadelphia on the Delaware River, Allentown on the Lehigh River , and Baltimore on the Chesapeake Bay . Note: The Mid-Atlantic region

780-627: The Mid-Atlantic, and 33 of the nation's top 100 counties based on per capita income are in the region. Most of the Mid-Atlantic states rank among the 15 highest-income states in the nation by both median household income and per capita income. The region is home to eight of the top 25 ranked universities in the nation: Cornell University in Ithaca, New York ; Columbia University and NYU in New York City; Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey ;

819-518: The United States . The nation's capital was constructed in Washington, D.C. in the late 18th century, and relocated there from Philadelphia in 1800. In the early part of the 19th century, New York and Pennsylvania overtook Virginia as the nation's two most populous states, and the Mid-Atlantic region overtook New England as the most important trading and industrial center in the nation. During this period, large numbers of German , Irish , Italian , Jewish , Polish , and other immigrants arrived in

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858-514: The casino from approximately 1,600 to 2,100. Table games were added in 2010, following their legalization earlier in the year. The management agreement expired in 2011, leaving Harrington Raceway in full control of the casino. On December 27, 2022, the racino closed indefinitely due to technical difficulties; it reopened on December 31, 2022. 38°54′54″N 75°34′30″W  /  38.915°N 75.575°W  / 38.915; -75.575 Mid-Atlantic (United States) The Mid-Atlantic

897-484: The complete rescinding of the standard region system in 1995, several agencies continue to follow the system, including the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development . Office location: Boston States: Connecticut , Maine , Massachusetts , New Hampshire , Rhode Island , and Vermont Office location: New York City States: New York , New Jersey , Puerto Rico , and

936-490: The country into twelve districts with a central Federal Reserve Bank in each district. These twelve Federal Reserve Banks together form a major part of the Federal Reserve System , the central banking system of the United States. Missouri is the only U.S. state to have two Federal Reserve locations within its borders, but several other states are also divided between more than one district. The Federal Circuit

975-467: The fair board of directors voted by a margin of 33 to 32 to build a slot parlor. The facility would be financed and developed by Full House Resorts , which Iacocca had joined as a director. Gtech Corporation soon joined Full House as a joint venture partner in the development. Harrington's slot machine parlor, Midway Slots and Racebook, opened on August 20, 1996. The $ 10-million facility had 35,000 square feet (3,300 m) of space with 500 slot machines,

1014-554: The federal government; others by shared culture and history, and others by economic factors. Since 1950, the United States Census Bureau defines four statistical regions, with nine divisions. The Census Bureau region definition is "widely used ... for data collection and analysis", and is the most commonly used classification system. Puerto Rico and other US territories are not part of any census region or census division. The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 divided

1053-420: The high cost. Instead, a $ 1-million project was undertaken to build an enclosed clubhouse and make enhancements to the grandstand, including improved heating. A public offering of stock was issued to fund the project. With the improvements underway, the track's name was changed in 1967 from the Kent and Sussex Raceway to Harrington Raceway, although this name had already been in common use informally. Construction

1092-606: The nation's founding and the development of the nation. Each of the seven states were members of the Thirteen Colonies that sent delegates to the Second Continental Congress , which assembled in Philadelphia and unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence , and formalized the Continental Army under George Washington 's command during the American Revolutionary War . Following independence,

1131-588: The original Thirteen Colonies and were particularly prevalent in Province of Pennsylvania and the geographic region that ultimately broke from Pennsylvania to form the Delaware Colony . Among the 13 colonies, the Province of Maryland was the only colony with a substantial Catholic population. Following the American Revolutionary War, the Mid-Atlantic region hosted each of the historic capitals of

1170-417: The racing association began considering plans to modernize or rebuild the facility, because it had been designed for the warm summer months, when the fair was held, and could not keep spectators comfortable during the colder autumn months, when the racing meet was held. Plans were formalized in 1966 to construct a new track to the south of the existing facility. Those plans were soon canceled, however, because of

1209-438: The racing industry. Initially, Harrington was not expected to install slot machines, although some discussions had been held with Lee Iacocca about developing a slot facility. Many of the fair's directors considered slots to be incompatible with the fairgrounds' family-friendly environment, and Harrington was entitled to a share of the slot revenues from Delaware's other racetracks if it did not offer slots. In March 1995, however,

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1248-619: The region as including Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., and parts of New Jersey, New York, and North Carolina. West Virginia and Virginia are atypical of this region in a few ways. These states both primarily lie within the Southern American dialect region , and the major religious tradition is largely Evangelical Christian , with 30% in Virginia and 39% in West Virginia identifying as evangelicals. Although

1287-451: The region continued to be a magnet for people of diverse nationalities. The area that came to be known as the Middle Colonies served as a strategic bridge between the North and South. The New York and New Jersey campaign during the American Revolutionary War saw more battles than any other theater of the conflict. Philadelphia , midway between the northern and southern colonies, was home to

1326-562: The region is inclusive of the states of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia, and the federal district of the District of Columbia, with some additional sources including or excluding other areas in parts of the Northeast region and the South Atlantic states , for practical reasons. The United States Census Bureau defines the Mid-Atlantic as

1365-451: The region link an almost contiguous urban region, which includes large and small cities and their respective suburbs and forms the Northeast megalopolis , one of the world's most important concentrations of finance, media, communications, education , medicine, and technology. The Mid-Atlantic is a relatively affluent region of the nation; nearly half of the nation's 100 highest-income counties based on median household income are located in

1404-588: The region's coastal cities, including Baltimore , Newark , New York City , Philadelphia, and interior cities such as Pittsburgh , and Rochester , Albany , and Buffalo , with their skyscrapers and subways, which emerged as icons of modernity and American economic and cultural power in the 20th century. In the late 19th century, the region played a vital and historic role in the development of American culture , commerce, trade, and industry sectors . Historian Frederick Jackson Turner labeled it "typically American." The Northeast Corridor and Interstate 95 in

1443-482: The slot parlor was begun. As part of the project, the Midway Slots name was dropped in 2007 and the entire property became known as Harrington Raceway & Casino. Also, Full House ceded day-to-day operations of the gaming facility to Harrington. The expansion was completed in 2008, adding a new restaurant, lounge, coffee shop, high-stakes gaming areas, and an expanded buffet, and increasing the number of slot machines in

1482-695: The states again gathered in Philadelphia at the Constitutional Convention , in 1788, where they ratified the United States Constitution , which remains the oldest and longest-standing written and codified national constitution in force in the world. The Mid-Atlantic region was settled during the colonial era between the early 17th century and the conclusion of the American Revolutionary War in 1783 by European Americans of primarily Dutch , German , Swedish , English , and other Western European ethnicities. Religious pluralism and freedoms existed in

1521-495: Was completed in time for the opening of the 1968 racing session. Attendance and betting at Harrington dwindled steadily starting in the 1970s, as part of the overall decline of the horse racing industry. By the early 1990s, the track was losing money and was in danger of closing. The introduction in 1991 of inter-track simulcast wagering boosted business somewhat, but not enough to make the track profitable. In 1994, Delaware legalized slot machines at horse tracks in an effort to save

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