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Quinte Exhibition and Raceway is located in Belleville, a city of about 46,000 at the centre of a much larger market area known as the Quinte Region (population 173,000). A secondary market area extends from Durham Region in the west to Kingston in the east and Bancroft in the north.

Belleville has a diversified economic base and a thriving tourism industry:

$55,200 average household income
2.75 million tourists per year
Tourism spending estimated at nearly $260-million
Approximately 40,000 vehicles pass the 401 exit daily

Significant growth is anticipated for Belleville - the city's economic development strategies have contributed to attracting new business, and residential development activity is up 300% from three years ago. The city offers a promising economic environment for the Quinte Exhibition and Raceway, which will primarily rely upon local support and secondarily upon tourism.

Learn more about Belleville .

The racing and gaming industry in Ontario has experienced tremendous growth since the provincial government approved the slots-at-racetracks program in 1998.

In 2003, total net win was $1.5-billion, of which 80% is distributed by government, 10% goes to racetrack purses, and 10% to racetrack operators.

Source: October 2004 - Contribution of the horseman component of the harness horse industry to the Ontario economy, by the Department of Agricultural Economics and Business at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario.

Including Quinte Exhibition and Raceway, there are 18 racetracks with slots in Ontario.

Fourteen racetracks are essentially located west of Highway 400, which runs north from Toronto to Barrie. Quinte Exhibition and Raceway is among four racetracks located east of Highway 400.