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In June 2009, Penn National unveiled a much larger riverboat with a passenger capacity of nearly 9,000 guests and 4,400 gaming positions. The new boat also marked the changeover from the Argosy name to Penn National's primary brand, Hollywood Casino. The new boat also features a rebranded World Poker Tour poker room. [2] [3]
Hollywood Casino Corp. was a gaming company based in Dallas, Texas.It was acquired in 2003 by Penn National Gaming for $328 million plus $360 million in assumed debt. [1]In the early 1990s, as legalized gambling spread to new states, the Pratts, owners of Sands Atlantic City, established Hollywood Casino Corp. to develop new casinos under the Hollywood Casino name. [2]
It was renamed as Hollywood Park, Inc. in 1992. After many years in the horse racing business, the company began a transformation into a casino operator. In 1997, the company acquired Boomtown, Inc. and its three casinos in Nevada, Louisiana and Mississippi for $188 million. [ 3 ]
[82] [83] By 2001, the tribe said it had no plans for a casino in Indiana. [84] After years of legal battles, [85] the tribe's Four Winds New Buffalo casino opened in 2007. [86] The tribe announced new plans in 2012 for a 164-acre "tribal village" in South Bend, including a casino. [87] Four Winds South Bend, a Class II gaming facility, opened ...
In 2022, longtime casino executive John Keeler was sentenced, along with former Indiana state Sen. Brent Waltz, for their role in a scheme to illegally funnel gambling money into the lawmaker’s ...
Hollywood Casino is a brand owned by Penn National Gaming from its acquisition of Hollywood Casino Corp. It may refer to: Hollywood Casino Aurora – Aurora, Illinois
Imagine it’s 1920s Los Angeles. You’re driving around town in a Model T, cruising from Echo Park’s Edendale studios to Universal City to Musso and Frank on Hollywood Boulevard.
Showboat Mardi Gras Casino opened on April 18, 1997. [2] In 1998, Harrah's Entertainment bought Showboat, Inc. and renamed the property as Harrah's East Chicago.Harrah's later sold it to Resorts International Holdings, and the casino's name was changed, along with the street name to 777 Resort Blvd (similar to the addresses used for some Harrah's branded casinos: 777 Harrah's Blvd).