Hollywood Casino Aurora | |
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![]() Hollywood Casino in 2022. | |
Location | Aurora, Illinois |
Address | 1 W New York St |
Opening date | June 17, 1993 [1] |
Total gaming space | 53,000 sq ft (4,900 m2) |
Casino type | Riverboat |
Owner | Gaming and Leisure Properties |
Operating license holder | Penn Entertainment |
Coordinates | 41°45′31″N88°18′39″W / 41.75861°N 88.31083°W |
Public transit access | ![]() |
Website | hollywoodcasinoaurora |
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.
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]