In its first year of operation, Maine's first slot machine parlor had more than 860,000 visits by gamblers who placed more than half a billion dollars in wagers.

Hollywood Slots at Bangor, which marked its first anniversary on Saturday, has drawn more customers and generated more revenues than expected. The state and the city of Bangor have received more than $17 million as their cuts from the operation.

The Hollywood Slots facility is a temporary operation with 475 slot machines, a small restaurant and bar and little else for amenities. Penn National Gaming, who runs the operation, plans to replace the temporary Hollywood Slots facility with a permanent 116,000-square-foot casino with 1,000 slot machines and the capacity for 1,500. It'll have a hotel, three restaurants, an entertainment lounge, a gift shop and a parking garage for 1,500 vehicles.