As expected, Rock Ohio Caesars, owners of Horseshoe Cleveland, plan to buy the Higbee Building, current home of the Cleveland casino. If the sale is approved, the owners plan to build a skywalk between the Higbee Building and the casino parking garage.
Dan Gilbert, owner of Rock Ohio Caesars, tweeted that ... Read More
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Ohio’s casinos appear to also be having an impact on Pennsylvania gaming establishments. In 2011, PA was second only to Vegas as a gambling mecca with revenues just above $3 billion. In 2012, PA gambling revenues increased to $3.2 billion. So far in 2013, slot machine revenues have dropped three ... Read More
April 30, 2013ogadmin
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The opening of Horseshoe Cincinnati has had a negative impact on business at the three riverboat casinos in southeast Indiana for the month of March. Horseshoe Cincinnati had 441,000 visits in March, 20,000 less than the three Indiana casinos combined.
Compared to March, 2012, business at the Indiana casinos was down ... Read More
April 24, 2013ogadmin
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The current home of Horseshoe Cleveland, in the Higbee Building in downtown Cleveland, was supposed to be temporary until the Phase 2 casino was built on the riverfront.
Now there are rumors of Dan Gilbert, owner of Rock Ohio Caesars, which operates the Cleveland casino, looking to buy the Higbee Building ... Read More
April 24, 2013ogadmin
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Scioto Downs is the place with the best odds for gamblers with a payout percentage of 91.6. Horseshoe Cincinnati is the lowest at 89.3%. Hollywood Columbus was 91.4%, Hollywood Toledo was 91.2% and Horseshoe Cleveland was 90.2%.
April 24, 2013ogadmin
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Horseshoe Cleveland was fined $180,000 by the Ohio Casino Control Commission for violations of state gambling rules. Among the violations were the mishandling of keys, failure to put problem gambling hotline information on advertisements, use of unapproved dice, substituting quarters for chips, allowing cocktail waitresses to enter restricted areas and ... Read More
April 24, 2013ogadmin
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Ohio’s three established casinos all posted double digit increases in revenue for March. Hollywood Columbus had adjusted gross revenue (AGR) of $20.9 million, a 13.3% increase over February. Hollywood Toledo saw revenues of $17.8 million, a 20.9% increase. Horseshoe Cleveland was up 11.1% to $24.5 million. The new Horseshoe Cincinnati ... Read More
April 16, 2013ogadmin
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Horseshoe Cincinnati became the fourth and final voter approved casino to open its doors. Opening night on March 4 saw an estimated crowd of 5,000 walk through the casino doors. Previously, officials had estimated 6,000 would show up. The Cincinnati casino has nearly 2,000 slots, 87 table games and 31 ... Read More
March 14, 2013ogadmin
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Ohio’s casino revenues are well below what was projected to voters in 2009. Gross revenues are expected to fall short some $904 million over the two-year state budget period. While there is no definitive answer for why, there are many who blame the Internet cafes. There is no data to ... Read More
March 14, 2013ogadmin
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The casinos in Cleveland, Columbus and Toledo all experienced revenue increases in February. For Hollywood Columbus, revenues increased 1.2% over January to $18.5 million. Hollywood Toledo revenues were up 3.3% to $14.8 million. Horseshoe Cleveland saw the biggest increase, 7% to $22.1 million. Since its first full month of operation ... Read More
March 14, 2013ogadmin