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<hgroup>With fireworks and fanfare, Cincinnati casino now open
<!--sub headline-->Casino is fourth, last to open in Ohio
UPDATED 11:13 PM EST Mar 04, 2013
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CINCINNATI —The Horseshoe Cincinnati Casino opened Monday to fanfare and great hopes, along with some trepidation from neighboring states.
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The new Cincinnati casino had a test run before next week’s grand opening.
</aside>The casino was cleared for operations by the Ohio Casino Control Commission late Sunday and opened at 8:30 p.m. Monday night after more than two years of construction. It will be the last of four casinos that Ohio voters approved in 2009 after a statewide campaign touted the immediate boost the casinos would give to Ohio's economy.
Visitors began lining up at about 5 p.m. Parking on site will be limited due to a VIP event.
Images: Inside the Horseshoe Casino / Photos: Grand Opening Fireworks
Unlike most attractions in Cincinnati, the casino will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
"It's going to feel very very different and its going to be a place that people will say, 'I want to come there and have a drink or have dinner or watch the games, just to hang out'," Rock Gaming President Matt Cullen said. "I think that's going to be very different from the typical experience people have."
The casino sits within a few hundred feet of the Hamilton County Justice Center, but Cullen said he didn't see that as a problem, but a possible future opportunity.
"I know that there have been discussions about redoing over time the county campus and see if there's opportunities to consolidate or realign or something," he said. "I think a project like this gives you that opportunity to look at things on a continuous basis going forward and say, 'Is this the best way to do it? Is there a way we could better enhance our downtown?'"
Casinos in Cleveland, Toledo and Columbus all opened over the past year and have brought in nearly $404 million combined. From that, about $133.2 million has gone to Ohio schools, counties and cities.
Cincinnati's casino is projected to draw about $227 million in gross revenue in its first year. That would bring in about $75 million in taxes
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<hgroup>With fireworks and fanfare, Cincinnati casino now open
<!--sub headline-->Casino is fourth, last to open in Ohio
UPDATED 11:13 PM EST Mar 04, 2013
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CINCINNATI —The Horseshoe Cincinnati Casino opened Monday to fanfare and great hopes, along with some trepidation from neighboring states.
<aside>
The new Cincinnati casino had a test run before next week’s grand opening.
</aside>The casino was cleared for operations by the Ohio Casino Control Commission late Sunday and opened at 8:30 p.m. Monday night after more than two years of construction. It will be the last of four casinos that Ohio voters approved in 2009 after a statewide campaign touted the immediate boost the casinos would give to Ohio's economy.
Visitors began lining up at about 5 p.m. Parking on site will be limited due to a VIP event.
Images: Inside the Horseshoe Casino / Photos: Grand Opening Fireworks
Unlike most attractions in Cincinnati, the casino will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
"It's going to feel very very different and its going to be a place that people will say, 'I want to come there and have a drink or have dinner or watch the games, just to hang out'," Rock Gaming President Matt Cullen said. "I think that's going to be very different from the typical experience people have."
The casino sits within a few hundred feet of the Hamilton County Justice Center, but Cullen said he didn't see that as a problem, but a possible future opportunity.
"I know that there have been discussions about redoing over time the county campus and see if there's opportunities to consolidate or realign or something," he said. "I think a project like this gives you that opportunity to look at things on a continuous basis going forward and say, 'Is this the best way to do it? Is there a way we could better enhance our downtown?'"
Casinos in Cleveland, Toledo and Columbus all opened over the past year and have brought in nearly $404 million combined. From that, about $133.2 million has gone to Ohio schools, counties and cities.
Cincinnati's casino is projected to draw about $227 million in gross revenue in its first year. That would bring in about $75 million in taxes
Read more: http://www.wlwt.com/news/local-news.../19163578/-/s3a0pj/-/index.html#ixzz2Me3a6gRV
