Hollywood Casino Aurora was originally a
riverboat casino
A riverboat casino is a type of casino on a riverboat found in several states in the United States with frontage on the Mississippi River and its tributaries, or along the Gulf Coast. Several states authorized this type of casino in order to en ...
located on the Fox River in
Aurora, Illinois
Aurora is a city in the Chicago metropolitan area located partially in DuPage County, Illinois, DuPage, Kane County, Illinois, Kane, Kendall County, Illinois, Kendall, and Will County, Illinois, Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Locat ...
, a western suburb of
Chicago
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. It is owned by
Gaming and Leisure Properties
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in casino properties, based in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. It was formed in November 2013 as a corporate spin-off from Penn National Gaming. The company owns ...
and operated by
Penn Entertainment
Penn Entertainment, Inc., formerly Penn National Gaming, is an American entertainment company and operator of integrated entertainment, sports content, and casino gaming. It operates 43 properties in 20 states, online sports betting in 14 jurisd ...
.
Casino information
Hollywood Casino Aurora opened in 1993 as
Hollywood Casino Corp.'s first riverboat casino. The casino's ownership transferred to Penn National Gaming (now Penn Entertainment) after its acquisition of Hollywood Casino Corp. in 2003.
Two riverboats were first used, replaced by a 70,000 square feet floating, moored, half-circle structure.
The casino has 53,000 square feet of gaming space and over 1,000 slot machines and 26 table games. 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.
See also
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List of casinos in Illinois
This is a list of casinos in Illinois.
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See also
*List of casinos in the United States
*List of casino hotels
References
External links
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References
External links
*{{official website, https://www.hollywoodcasinoaurora.com/, Hollywood Casino Aurora
Aurora, Illinois
Casinos in Illinois
Riverboat casinos
Casinos completed in 1993