Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack

Year Opened

1866

Hours

Open 24/7

Age Restriction

21+

Property Type

Racino & Hotel

Regulator

West Virginia Lottery Commission

Operator

Delaware North

Poker Tables

9

Status

Open

About Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack

Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack sits on Wheeling Island in the Ohio River at 1 S Stone Street in Wheeling, West Virginia, with racing roots that trace back to 1866 and a modern gaming operation run by Delaware North. Licensed by the West Virginia Lottery Commission and operating around the clock, the property combines a gaming floor with greyhound simulcasting, a 9-table poker room, and an on-site hotel that earns it both hotel and racino classifications in our directory. The age requirement is 21 across all gaming.

What sets Wheeling Island apart from West Virginia’s other gaming venues is its specific mix: a small but disciplined dealt menu, a poker room that punches above its weight, an active simulcast operation focused on greyhound and thoroughbred racing, and the convenience of attached lodging. The property is reachable in under an hour from Pittsburgh and roughly 90 minutes from Columbus, making it a natural mid-distance pull for the tri-state region. The other northern panhandle option, Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort up in Chester, sits about 40 minutes north.

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Games, Poker, and Racing

The directory-listed dealt menu at Wheeling Island includes 3-card poker, blackjack, craps, Mississippi Stud, Let It Ride, and roulette in the main pit, with electronic blackjack and a wider slot bank running on the machine side. The 9-table poker room is the headline live-action draw, dealing 7-Card Stud, Limit Hold’em, No-Limit Hold’em, Omaha, and a regular tournament schedule. Greyhound and thoroughbred simulcast wagering runs around the clock, tying the floor into the broader US racing calendar.

Hotel and Resort Amenities

Wheeling Island runs as a hotel and resort destination as well as a gaming venue. The directory lists the property under both hotel and racino classifications, with banquet space, self-parking, valet, and around-the-clock operations as the standard amenity stack. The on-site hotel is the meaningful differentiator from peer venues like Mardi Gras Casino in Nitro or Hollywood Casino in Charles Town, both of which have no on-site lodging in our records.

★ Editor take

A poker-and-hotel destination, not a slot-floor destination

Wheeling Island earns its spot in the West Virginia gaming map on the strength of three things: a poker room that runs more variants than the table count would suggest, an on-site hotel that lets the property double as a road-trip stop, and a simulcast operation tied to greyhound and thoroughbred racing. If you are chasing slot machine variety, Hollywood Casino at Charles Town and Mardi Gras both carry larger floors. If you are chasing a poker session and a bed within walking distance of your seat, Wheeling Island is the call.

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Rachel Mendoza

Editor, California Cardrooms

Location and Access

The casino sits on Wheeling Island in the middle of the Ohio River at 1 S Stone Street, accessed via I-70 from both the Pennsylvania and Ohio sides of the bridge. Pittsburgh is about an hour east, Columbus about 90 minutes west, and the property is roughly 40 minutes south of Mountaineer in Chester. The island setting gives the casino its identity and its name; the bridge approaches make it easy to find from any direction.

Regulation

Wheeling Island operates under the West Virginia Lottery Commission, the state regulator for casino games, video lottery terminals, racing, and sports wagering. Sports betting is legal under West Virginia law, and the minimum age for any gaming activity on the property is 21. Greyhound simulcasting and the in-house pari-mutuel operation run under the same regulatory framework.