Hollywood Casino Columbus brings Vegas-style gaming to Ohio

Casino Business | 8th October, 2012 | Ohio, US | Hollywood Casino Columbus ? Video

Today, Penn National Gaming, rolled out the red carpet for the opening of Hollywood Casino Columbus, the area?s first Las Vegas-style casino. The company?s President and COO, Tim Wilmott officially opened the casino at a 10am, attended by Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman, two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin, Former Heavyweight Boxing Champion James ?Buster? Douglas and Actress Ann-Margret.

?I would like to officially welcome players to the region?s largest and newest gaming destination,? announced Wilmott, ?We?re thrilled for guests from throughout Ohio and beyond to experience Hollywood?s unique style of premier gaming, dining and entertainment in a luxurious and modern atmosphere.?

The $400m entertainment destination captures guests even before setting foot on the casino floor. A five million-gallon reflecting pool flanked by a nearly 50-foot high, V-shaped media wall marks the casino entrance, setting the tone for the Hollywood glamour prevalent throughout the interior.

Once in the casino, the gaming floor and surrounding dining areas transport guests to the Golden Age of Hollywood, with elegant chandeliers, art deco columns and posters of movie classics. A giant video ribbon uses the latest technology to play movie trailers, vintage commercials and animation.

?This facility represents true glamour and sophistication? said Ameet Patel, Hollywood Casino Columbus General Manager, ?From the d?cor to the service to the vast gaming and entertainment offerings, we seamlessly blend vintage style with modern convenience to offer guests a memorable red carpet environment that transcends the Hollywood name.?

Hollywood Casino Columbus? expansive gaming floor is home to over 3,000 slot machines. New pop culture-themed games including The Hangover, Sex & the City and Tarzan mix with classics like Wheel of Fortune, Wizard of Oz and Monopoly to offer guests a variety of options. Hollywood is also the only casino in the region to offer the new Michael Jackson slot machine.

Slot lovers will enjoy a wide variety of game denominations ranging from penny to $100 machines, including some that offer a jackpot of more than $100,000. Video poker machines range from a penny to $5, with quarter and dollar progressives. Hollywood is the first casino to offer video poker in Columbus, with a variety of machines on the casino floor as well as at the bar.

The casino houses 78 table games, featuring black jack, craps and roulette, which is the largest number of table games of any casino in the state. Novelty games include Mini Baccarat, Big 6 Wheel, Crazy 4 Poker, Pai Gow Poker, Ultimate Texas Hold ?Em, Mississippi Stud, Let it Ride Bonus and Three-Card Poker. Adding to the premier gaming environment, select blackjack tables offer a Royal Match 21 side bet while craps tables have a Fire Bet with a 999-1 payout.

An exclusive high-limit table games area is adjacent to the high-limit slots area and open 24-hours-a-day. Special side bets are available on select high limit games.

A Poker Room with 30 tables offers variations of Texas Hold ?em and Pot Limit Omaha. The room is designed for maximum guest comfort, with rich woods, player drink holders at every table and sports programming on more than 25 LCD screens.

Hollywood?s multi-tiered Marquee Rewards program takes players? gaming experience to a whole new level. Using one card, guests can earn points for playing at three Hollywood Casinos in the region?Columbus, Toledo and Lawrenceburg, Indiana.

Points accrue toward a variety of rewards, including meals at casino restaurants and merchandise at the Studio Store. Hollywood?s cashier cage and players services area is combined into a single location on the casino floor, making it easy for guests to address both financial and guest service transactions.

The property employs 2,000 permanent full and part-time team members, in addition to the 3,500 construction jobs created during its development.

?I?m proud of the partnerships we?ve built with the city of Columbus and Franklin County which are resulting in new jobs and tax revenues that are helping to revitalize this area and improve the economy on the West Side and throughout the region,? continued Wilmott, ?Many thanks go to the state of Ohio and the Ohio Casino Control Commission for all of their efforts toward making this day possible.?

About Penn National Gaming
Penn National Gaming owns, operates or has ownership interests in gaming and racing facilities with a focus on slot machine entertainment. The company presently operates twenty-eight facilities in nineteen jurisdictions, including Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, West Virginia, and Ontario.

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