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Big & Rich Are Comin’ to Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack
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Paid admission concert scheduled for Wednesday, July 16
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Farmington, NY – June 2014 / Newsmaker Alert / Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack (FLGR) officials have confirmed that national recording artists will be returning to the facility this summer with the announcement of Big & Rich headlining a Wednesday, July 16 paid admission show.

Seating will be general admission only and tickets are now available on TicketFly.com or at Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack for $12, with day of show pricing set at $17. Approximately 6,500 tickets will be available. Doors are set to open at 6:30 p.m., with an opening act taking the stage at 7:00 p.m.
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Big & Rich Are Comin’ to Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack
John Rich & Big Kenny
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Singers and songwriters Big Kenny and John Rich make up the American country music duo Big & Rich. Together since 1998, their first album Horse of a Different Color, released in 2004, produced four Top 40 country hits including “Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)” and “Holy Water”. Comin’ to Your City, their second album, includes the single “8th of November” which garnered a Grammy Award nomination for the duo and was inspired by the story of an American soldier, Niles Harris, who fought in Vietnam. Nominated as Vocal Duo of the Year in 2014 for the second time by the ACM (Academy of Country Music) Awards, Big & Rich have released four albums with a fifth, Gravity, due to release this summer.

FLGR is also bringing back its pre-concert ‘Tailgate Zone’ in 2014 where concert goers age 21-and-over for an additional $15 can get the evening started with an all you can eat picnic dinner, live entertainment and early admission to the concert area before other ticket holders. Tailgate Zone admission is only purchased the day of the show beginning at 4 p.m.

The concert will be held outdoors, rain or shine, with seating available in the covered Grandstand. All ages are able to attend the concert, however, guests must be 18 or older to enter the gaming floor. Parking is free, however tailgating is prohibited.

About Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack
In operation since 1962, the facility added gaming to its offering in 2004 and expanded again in 2013 by adding 33,000 square feet with a $12 million expansion. Nearly two million visitors annually now visit the facility highlighted by over 1,500 gaming machines, the 448-seat Vineyard Buffet, Wolfgang Puck Express, Remedy Bar & Lounge, as well as live and simulcast thoroughbred racing. Gaming doors open at 8 a.m. and racing doors open at 11:30 a.m. daily. For more information, visit www.FingerLakesGaming.com.

About Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment
Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment is one of the most innovative gaming and racing operators in the country, owning and/or operating several successful regional destination casinos and specializing in racing venues with added amenities such as table games, video gaming machines, poker rooms, full-service restaurants, retail shops and lodging. The company operates gaming and hospitality services at locations in New York, Illinois, Florida, Arizona, West Virginia, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. The company is owned by Delaware North Companies, a global leader in hospitality and one of the largest privately held companies in the world.

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 for nearly 100 years by the Jacobs family, it is a global leader in hospitality and food service. Its family of companies includes the newly acquired Patina Restaurant Group, 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.

Through these companies, Delaware North manages and provides food and beverage concessions, premium dining, entertainment, lodging, and retail at many large venues and special places. These include high-profile venues ranging from sports stadiums, entertainment complexes, national parks, airports, and some of the top regional casinos in the country.

Delaware North Companies has revenue exceeding $3 billion annually and 60,000 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.

Contact:
David Mattice
Assistant to Director of Publicity
Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack (FLGR)
Phone: 585-742-9234
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Placement Dates: 06/10/14 – 08/10/14
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