Hollywood Casino Aurora

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Hollywood Casino Aurora
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Hollywood Casino in 2022.
Location Aurora, Illinois
Address 1 W New York St
Opening dateJune 17, 1993 [1]
Total gaming space53,000 sq ft (4,900 m2)
Casino typeRiverboat
Owner Gaming and Leisure Properties
Operating license holder Penn Entertainment
Coordinates 41°45′31″N88°18′39″W / 41.75861°N 88.31083°W / 41.75861; -88.31083
Public transit access Bus-logo.svg Pace
Website hollywoodcasinoaurora.com

Hollywood Casino Aurora was originally a riverboat casino located on the Fox River in Aurora, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment.

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Casino information

Hollywood Casino Aurora opened in 1993 as Hollywood Casino Corp.'s first riverboat casino. [2] The casino's ownership transferred to Penn National Gaming (now Penn Entertainment) after its acquisition of Hollywood Casino Corp. in 2003. [3]

Two riverboats were first used, replaced by a 70,000 square feet floating, moored, half-circle structure. [4] [5] [6]

The casino has 53,000 square feet of gaming space and over 1,000 slot machines and 26 table games. [7] There is one restaurant on the property, Fairbanks Steakhouse. To comply with Illinois law the venue is smoke-free.

A law discussed in the Illinois Senate which would legalize non-riverboat casinos has been favored by Penn National, as it is interested in moving the Hollywood Casina Aurora to an area near the Chicago Premium Outlets. [8]

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References

  1. "Casino gaming marks 20 years in downtown Aurora". Casino City Times. 24 June 2013.
  2. "Hollywood Casinos' gaming paddle-wheelers get underway". Dallas Morning News. Bloomberg. June 18, 1993.  via NewsBank (subscription required)
  3. "Penn National Gaming Completes Acquisition of Hollywood Casino Corporation". Business Wire. March 3, 2003.
  4. "Hollywood Casino". Cordogan, Clark & Associates. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  5. "Stolp Island commercial Redevelopment". Cordogan, Clark & Associates. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  6. "Stolp Island municipal Redevelopment". Cordogan, Clark & Associates. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  7. "Casino: Slots, Poker & Table Games". Hollywood Casino Aurora.
  8. "Aurora officials hope law requiring casinos to be near water will change, letting Hollywood Casino leave downtown". Chicago Tribune. April 27, 2019.