Hollywood Casino Corp.
Hollywood Casino Corp. was a gaming company based in Dallas, Texas. It was acquired in 2003 by Penn National Gaming for $328 million plus $360 million in assumed debt.[1]
The company made its initial public offering in May 1993.[2] Its first riverboat casino opened in Aurora, Illinois the next month.[3] In January 1994, Hollywood acquired a casino being built in Tunica County, Mississippi from Summit Casinos for $15 million,[4] and it opened in August.[5] A casino in Shreveport, Louisiana was opened in December 2000.[6]
List of properties
- Hollywood Casino Aurora – Aurora, Illinois
- Hollywood Casino Shreveport – Shreveport, Louisiana
- Hollywood Casino Tunica – Tunica Resorts, Mississippi
- Sands Atlantic City – Atlantic City, New Jersey (80 percent ownership through Pratt Hotel Corp.)
References
- ^ "Penn completes Hollywood Casino buy". Dallas Business Journal. March 4, 2003. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
- ^ McCartney, Scott; Calian, Sara (June 7, 1993). "Hollywood Casino shares offer bold bet for gamblers". Wall Street Journal. – via Factiva (subscription required)
- ^ "Hollywood Casinos' gaming paddle-wheelers get underway". Dallas Morning News. Bloomberg. June 18, 1993. – via NewsBank (subscription required)
- ^ Campbell, Laurel (January 7, 1994). "New player antes up for Tunica casino". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis. – via NewsBank (subscription required)
- ^ Campbell, Laurel (August 9, 1994). "Hollywood crowd big at casino's premiere". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis. – via NewsBank (subscription required)
- ^ "River casino going Hollywood: Movie-theme boat making its debut today in Shreveport". Dallas Morning News. AP. December 20, 2000. – via NewsBank (subscription required)
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