On September 27, 2006, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board gave Harrah's Chester its slots license.

[1] The Board approved Harrah's application for the permanent slot-machine gaming operator license on December 20, 2006.

[citation needed] The casino began offering live table games on July 18, 2010.

[7][8] The casino consists of over 2,000 slot machines, 100,000 square feet (9,300 m2) of gaming space, a 14,000-square-foot (1,300 m2) event center, and numerous drineries, eateries, meeting rooms, and retail establishments.

Race days are typically operated on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, as well as occasional holidays that fall on Saturday and Monday.

The midpoint of 1-mile (1.6 km) races comes on a bridge that hangs over the Delaware River and provides a view of freight ships passing by.