Additional Hour and Entertainment Announced for Wine & Music Festival Oct. 4 at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino

Dover, DE, September 11, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Dover Downs Hotel & Casino announces the 13th annual Wine & Music Festival will be held in the Rollins Center on Saturday, Oct. 4 between 4-9 p.m., opening an hour earlier than previously scheduled. Tickets are on sale now at $15-$50.

Informative wine seminars, cooking demonstrations, jazz entertainment provided by the Linwood Battle Band, and a gift & food marketplace provide guests with plenty to do between tastings. Linwood Battle, Jr., is a composer, pianist and trombonist whose style of composing is a mixture of smooth, jazzy funk, described as Urban Dance Jazz.

General admission of $25 includes wine glass and wine tasting. A designated driver ticket at $15 includes unlimited, free soft drinks.

The VIP experience is offered for $50 and includes wine glass, wine tasting, special seating and delicious menu of wedge of baby bibb lettuce topped with Roquefort cheese, candied bacon and roasted spiced pecans with creamy port raspberry dressing; smoked turkey medallion with apple honey and cranberry relish, duchess sweet potato and root vegetables; and brioche bread pudding with dark chocolate, caramel and brown sugar candied walnuts.

To purchase tickets to the Wine & Music Festival, please call VIP Services at 800-711-5882 or order online at doverdowns.com/entertainment/festivals. Vendor space is currently available; interested vendors may contact Jeannine Lahey at jlahey@doverdowns.com. Event and times are subject to change or cancellation without notice.

Owned by Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: DDE), Dover Downs Hotel & Casino® is a premier gaming entertainment resort destination in Delaware. Operations consist of a 500-room, AAA-rated Four Diamond hotel with full service spa/salon and gaming options including slots, tables, poker, online gambling, Keno, professional football parlay betting, nationwide horse racing simulcasts and live harness racing November through April. Amenities include the Rollins Center® ballroom, 41,500 sq. ft. of event space, 13 restaurants/bars/lounges, and retail shops. For more information, please visit www.doverdowns.com.