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In the mid-1980s, the RV park operated as the Hacienda Adventure Camperland. [92] [93] It occupied 16 acres, [94] and included 451 hook-ups, a pool, and a playground. [95] In 1989, Lowden announced a $30 million plan to add a 400-room tower and to expand the casino. [96] The tower was completed in 1991, [97] bringing the room count to 1,137. [98]
The original casino owners were the Hollywood Park Operating Co., which also owned the racetrack. Afterward, the casino went through a series of owners, including Churchill Downs. The racetrack was sold and shut down in December 2013 though the casino operations continued while the current casino building opened in October 2016.
Penn National Gaming (now Penn Entertainment) bought it from Pinnacle Entertainment in 2002 and renamed it Hollywood in 2006. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] . The casino is popular among locals for its marina, RV park, and award-winning golf course (The Bridges) designed by Arnold Palmer .
At the time, Hollywood Casino Corp. owned the Sands Atlantic City and had opened a riverboat casino in Aurora, Illinois, the Hollywood Casino Aurora, the year before. Hollywood opened in Tunica on August 8, 1994, becoming the ninth casino in Tunica and joining Sam's Town, Southern Belle, and Harrah's at the Commerce Landing section of Tunica. [4]
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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]
The bipartisan Ohio Casino Control Commission was created in 2011 to develop rules for casino gaming in Ohio, to license operators and to regulate and ensure the integrity of operations. It is also funded by casino tax revenue. [5] The casino was built on the site of a former Delphi Automotive auto parts plant that closed in 2007. [6]
Hollywood Casino St. Louis is a casino in Maryland Heights, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment . The casino has 120,000 sq ft (11,000 m 2 ) of gaming space, with 2,180 slot machines and 91 table games.