WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. (FOX 56) — After months of preparation, the Mint Gaming Hall Cumberland in Williamsburg is open to patrons.
The gaming hall features 450 historical horse racing machines, race stream viewing areas, a sports bar, and an array of food options.
Cumberland Mint’s opening comes just five months after the completion of the Cumberland Run track in Corbin.
The combined investment toward both ventures is estimated at $80 million dollars with approximately 200 year-round jobs expected to be created.
A statement by Gov. Andy Beshear suggested the importance of such venues for Kentucky’s economy.
“Cumberland Run and Cumberland Mint represent an $80 million investment in Kentucky’s tourism and horseracing industries and serve as another example of how the economic momentum that we are experiencing is reaching every community in the Commonwealth,” said Gov. Andy Beshear. “These exciting new attractions will create good paying jobs for Kentuckians and attract new travel markets to Southeastern Kentucky.”
Cumberland Run, which will host its first meet from Oct. 16 to Nov. 8, is the first harness horse track in that area of the state since Thunder Run in Prestonsburg, which closed in 2017.
The Mint Gaming Hall Cumberland was officially open to the public Thursday at 9 a.m.
To learn more about The Mint Gaming Hall Cumberland, visit themintcumberland.com.
