After nearly four decades, the Rickman family turned around Delaware Park and has sold it to industry investors. | PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA
CHRISTIANA – Delaware Park Casino’s longtime owners, the Rickman family, announced Friday afternoon that they have reached a sale agreement for the casino and racetrack with industry investors.
The buyers include Canadian private equity firm Clairvest Group and a newly formed subsidiary of Rubico Gaming LLC, run by experienced gaming investor Thomas Benninger. He is a licensed gaming operator in multiple states and territories and has served on numerous corporate boards, including major casino operator Caesars Entertainment.
The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed by the parties Friday. A change in the property records had not been recorded as of Friday night, according to online county land records.
The parties expect the transaction to close by the end of the year, pending regulatory approvals.
White Clay Creek Country Club, an 18-hole championship golf course, is not a part of the proposed sale and will remain an asset of the Rickman family.
The property has been owned by the Rickman family since 1983 and consists of over 100,000 square feet of gaming space.
Delaware Park is a multifaceted gaming facility that offers guests live seasonal thoroughbred racing, year-round simulcasting from around the globe, more than 2,300 slot machines on two spacious levels, and a sports betting parlor. It’s the only casino located in New Castle County, the state’s most populated county.
The casino saw about $3.2 million in net gaming revenue in 2020, according to Delaware Lottery data. The casino would also stand to draw non-gaming revenue from food and drink, entertainment and more.
Clairvest owns an Illinois casino as well as the New Meadowlands Racetrack, a harness racing track in East Rutherford, N.J. It also owns casinos in Canada and Chile, as well as investing in online gaming firms. Upon closing, Delaware Park would be the 30th casino/racino in which Clairvest has held an ownership interest and Clairvest’s 14th platform investment in the gaming industry.
Benninger’s Rubico group acquired the Louisiana Downs racetrack and casino near Shreveport, La., last year.
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