Press release BATAVIA – Batavia Downs Gaming & Hotel announced today that due to circumstances beyond their control, the concert on June 24th, 2022, will no longer feature Finger 11. On June 24th, 2022, The Sweet will perform at the Rockin’ the Downs Summer Concert Series. The Legendary Rock band The Sweet shot to …
Southbound Traffic on Park will stop at 9:30pm Press release BATAVIA – Ahead of the concerts at Batavia Downs Gaming and Hotel, beginning with this Friday’s Bruce in the USA charity concert to benefit the Ricky Palermo foundation, has announced the following traffic pattern changes for the roads surrounding the facility. …
Tickets Will be Given to Local Vets Through Genesee County Veterans Service Agency Press release BATAVIA – Representatives from Batavia Downs Gaming & Hotel and the Ricky Palermo foundation today donated over 3,300 tickets to the Genesee County Veterans Service Agency for the upcoming concerts at Batavia Downs. The first …
Funds will Maintain Grounds and Keep Fees Low Press release BATAVIA – Western Region Off Track Betting (WROTB) / Batavia Downs Gaming President and CEO Henry Wojtaszek presented representatives from the Oakfield Alabama Little League with a check for $2,000. The funds will help maintain the baseball fields and will help …
The “Legends & Stars” Expo is going on at Batavia Downs this weekend inside the Park Place Events Center. On Saturday, Doug Flutie, Goose Gossage, Fred Jackson and James Lofton were on hand along with Bucky Dent, Lee Evans, Willis McGahee, Roscoe Parrish, Pete Metzelaars, Shaun Weis, Everson Walls and …
Press release Contribution a Result of Onsite Event Held in February BATAVIA – Western Region Off Track Betting (WROTB) / Batavia Downs Gaming President and CEO Henry Wojtaszek presented representatives from the Genesee County Volunteers for Animals and the Genesee County Animal Shelter with checks totaling $2,471 to help support their …
By Tim Bojarski, president, Upstate New York USHWA Batavia, NY — Todd Haight, the long time general manager and director of live racing at Batavia Downs, has announced that he will retire from that position at Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation effective March 15. “I would like to thank WROTB …
Press release Both Properties Will Market Each Other’s Events BATAVIA – Officials from Batavia Downs Gaming & Hotel have announced that they have entered into an agreement with the Riviera Theatre, located in North Tonawanda, NY whereby both properties will help promote each other’s musical events. Each Riviera Ticket will …
At the end of December 2021, Mary Bucceri, Group Sales Manager at Batavia Downs, was at work reflecting on all the cancelations since Covid-19 hit in March of 2020. One of the fundraiser events that was cancelled and that is near and dear to Bucceri’s heart, a craft and vendor …
By Tim Bojarski, president, Upstate New York USHWA (Photos by Paul White) Batavia, NY — The Upstate New York Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association has announced the horses of the meet for the 2021 racing season at Batavia Downs. Pacer of the Meet: Art Scene (American Ideal-Lover …