The operator will spend $100 million to build the hotel, attaching it to the Hollywood Casino building. Penn Entertainment also announced the construction of a new hotel at Hollywood Casino in Columbus. The city also approved a $50 million financial assistance from a tax increment financing district to help relocate the Hollywood Casino Aurora. The Aurora City Council approved the relocation of the Hollywood Casino. The facility will also have a 10,000-square-foot meeting venue, an events center, a full-service spa, restaurants, bars, and a 200-room hotel. The $360 million project will include a casino with 50 table games, a poker room, a baccarat room, 900 slot machines, and a retail Barstool Sportsbook.
It included moving riverboats casinos in Joliet and Aurora to land.Īurora casino will be constructed next to the Chicago Premium Outlets Mall. Penn Entertainment announced its $850 million project in October last year. The gaming operator has a budget of $850 million dedicated to these projects. Hollywood Casino Joliet is one of Penn Entertainment’s four projects. This comes after the Joliet City Council approved the request from Penn Entertainment to redevelop the casino at another location.
Hollywood Casino Joliet can soon move from its current riverboat property to a land-based site.
