Delaware Park Casino and Racetrack Sold to Clairvest Group and Former Caesars Board Member

November 8, 2021 Industry Updates

The storied thoroughbred horse racetrack and casino located in Wilmington is being sold to Canadian private equity firm Clairvest Group and Rubico Gaming LLC. Rubico is a gaming entity controlled by Thomas Benninger, the founder of Global Leveraged Capital Advisors and a former board member of Caesars Entertainment.

Delaware Park is being sold by the Rickman family, whose late patriarch William Rickman Sr. bought the racetrack in 1983. No purchase price was revealed, but a release from the involved entities said the sale is expected to close before the end of the year. The purchase does not include the casino’s White Clay County Club, which will remain under Rickman family ownership.