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Ohio's first casino to be half-owned by Caesars Entertainment

Correction: 2/21/12 - A story in Thursday's Business section incorrectly reported the Caesars Entertainment Corp. stake in two Ohio casinos. It owns 20 percent of the Horseshoe Cleveland and the Horseshoe Cincinnati and will manage the properties. Ohio developer Rock Gaming is majority owner.
By Howard Stutz
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Posted: Feb. 16, 2012 | 2:02 a.m.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2012 | 9:05 a.m.

A project half-owned by Caesars Entertainment Corp. will become Ohio's first casino.

The Horseshoe Casino Cleveland was given permission by Ohio gaming regulators to open the week of May 14. Caesars owns the $350 million downtown Cleveland casino with Ohio developer Rock Gaming.

The casino, which will have 2,100 slot machines and 65 table games, including a World Series of Poker-themed poker room, will be part of a 300,000-square-foot facility that includes several restaurants.

Horseshoe Cleveland will be the first casino to open since a statewide gaming ballot measure was approved in November 2009 allowing four casinos in the state. Caesars and Rock Entertainment are also developing a Horseshoe casino in Cincinnati that is scheduled to open in spring 2013. Penn National Gaming is building two casinos in the Ohio cities of Toledo and Columbus.

Contact reporter Howard Stutz at hstutz@reviewjournal.com or 702-477-3871. Follow @howardstutz on Twitter.

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  1. Southside Teddy Feb. 16, 2012 | 5:48 p.m. Report Abuse

    Rock gaming is that the owners of the Clev. Cavalears ? watch out for the lines in the sports book on Clev. Gary Boy has the inside line , The fix is on. Why Rock Gaming? Caesars is out of money, But we know how to run the casino, THe state of Ohio will get shorted on the tax money for the gaming board will be in the blind for the first year. Have your boy in Clevland have your skim money redy for you ,Gary.

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