The count you are asking about sits in Grantville, not Bangor
The keyword names Hollywood Casino and Bangor, Maine together, but the venue documented under the Hollywood Casino name in the reference material for this article is the Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in Grantville, Pennsylvania. That is roughly 430 straight-line miles from Bangor, so a reader planning around a Maine trip is looking at a different property than the one this article can document. The rest of this article describes the Grantville venue, because that is the only Hollywood Casino for which a documented slot machine count is available here.
Publicly published reference sources record the Grantville property as having over 2,480 slot machines as of July 2010. That figure is a snapshot from a specific point in time, not a live count. Casinos add, remove, and replace machines as floor layouts change, so the number on any given day can differ from the last published figure.
What the documented figure covers
The 2,480-machine figure comes from a publicly published reference source dated July 2010. It describes the slot floor at that moment in the property's history. The same source records fifty-four table games, and notes that table games began operation at the property on July 13, 2010, which tells you the venue was expanding its gaming floor around the time the slot count was published.
A slot machine count is not a fixed architectural fact like a building's footprint. It changes when a property reconfigures its floor, replaces older cabinets with newer units, or shifts space between slots and table games. Any published number should be read as a dated observation, not a permanent specification.
| Documented field | Value | As-of context |
|---|---|---|
| Slot machines | 2,480 | July 2010, publicly published reference source |
| Table games | 54 | Same source, same period |
| Table games began | July 13, 2010 | Documented start date |
| Venue opened | August 30, 1972 | Track opening, documented |
The table above is the full set of gaming-floor figures this article can support. There is no documented count for any Hollywood Casino property in Bangor, Maine, and no documented count for the Grantville venue after July 2010.
Where the Grantville property sits
The Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course is located in Grantville, Pennsylvania, east of Harrisburg. Publicly published reference sources place it 17 miles east of Harrisburg, and the coordinates on record put it at 40.39666667 latitude and -76.65861111 longitude. The property is a thoroughbred horse racing track and casino, which matters because the slot floor is only one part of a larger racing and gaming operation.
Ownership is documented as Gaming and Leisure Properties, with operation by Penn Entertainment. Ownership and operating arrangements change through sales and management agreements, so a reader checking current status should confirm the operator on the property's own site.
Straight-line distances from the Grantville venue
All distances in this article are great-circle measurements, meaning the shortest path across the earth's surface. They are not road miles. Driving distance is always longer, often substantially, because roads follow terrain and traffic corridors rather than a direct line.
| Reference point | Straight-line miles | Measurement type |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 84.7 | Great-circle |
| Washington DC | 104.8 | Great-circle |
| Atlantic City | 138.3 | Great-circle |
| New York City | 140.9 | Great-circle |
| Pittsburgh | 174.5 | Great-circle |
| Toronto | 264.8 | Great-circle |
| Boston | 320.4 | Great-circle |
| Chicago | 579.5 | Great-circle |
Bangor, Maine is not among the documented reference points for this venue, so this article cannot state a straight-line distance to Bangor. A reader measuring from their own location should take the venue's documented coordinates and use a mapping tool to compute the great-circle distance, then check road routing separately for actual travel distance.
Why slot counts are hard to compare across venues
If you are comparing machine counts between two casinos, the numbers are rarely measuring the same thing. One property may count only traditional reel and video slots, while another includes electronic table games, video poker terminals, or hybrid units in its slot total. A machine count is also different from a gaming position count, which can be higher or lower depending on how multi-terminal units are tallied.
Floor area comparisons have the same problem. Gaming square footage is not the same as total building square footage, and neither figure tells you how many of those square feet hold machines versus restaurants, a racing apron, or back-of-house space. When a published count changes, it may reflect an actual change in machines, or just a change in how the property categorizes them.
What to confirm before you go
If you are planning a visit and the machine count matters to you, the current number lives on the property's own published materials, not in any third-party article. Confirm the slot floor size, the current machine count, and whether any sections of the floor are closed for renovation before you travel. The property's guest services or player services desk is the channel that holds the current answer.
Also confirm the operating status of the racing side if that is part of your visit. The venue is a thoroughbred track and casino, and the racing calendar operates on its own schedule. A slot floor and a live racing calendar are two different things with two different sources of current information.
FAQ
How many slot machines does Hollywood Casino have?
The Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in Grantville, Pennsylvania documented over 2,480 slot machines as of July 2010, according to publicly published reference sources. That is a dated snapshot. The current count may differ, and the property's own published materials are the source for today's number.
Is there a Hollywood Casino in Bangor, Maine?
This article's reference material documents a Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in Grantville, Pennsylvania, and no Hollywood Casino property in Bangor, Maine. A reader looking for a Maine venue should confirm the property name, operator, and location on the venue's own site before travelling.
Why does the slot machine count change?
Casinos reconfigure their floors constantly. Machines are replaced, sections are remodeled, and space shifts between slots and table games. A published count is a snapshot at a moment in time, not a permanent figure, and different sources may categorize electronic table games or video poker differently.
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