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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| 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″N 88°18′39″W / 41.75861°N 88.31083°W |
| Public transit access |  Pace |
| Website | hollywoodcasinoaurora |
Casino information
editHollywood 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] 1 restaurant on the property, Fairbanks Steakhouse. To comply with Illinois law, it is not open 24 hours a day and is smoke-free.
A law in the Illinois senate which would allow non-riverboat casinos has been favored by Penn National, as it is interested in moving the Aurora casino to an area near the Chicago Premium Outlets.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Casino gaming marks 20 years in downtown Aurora". Casino City Times. 24 June 2013.
- ^ "Hollywood Casinos' gaming paddle-wheelers get underway". Dallas Morning News. Bloomberg. June 18, 1993. – via NewsBank (subscription required)
- ^ "Penn National Gaming Completes Acquisition of Hollywood Casino Corporation". Business Wire. March 3, 2003.
- ^ "Hollywood Casino". Cordogan, Clark & Associates. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Stolp Island commercial Redevelopment". Cordogan, Clark & Associates. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Stolp Island municipal Redevelopment". Cordogan, Clark & Associates. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Casino: Slots, Poker & Table Games". Hollywood Casino Aurora.
- ^ "Aurora officials hope law requiring casinos to be near water will change, letting Hollywood Casino leave downtown". Chicago Tribune. April 27, 2019.