Entertainer Bette Midler headlined the grand opening of the extensively renovated Horseshoe Casino Chicagoland in Hammond, Indiana. She played the USD 70 million Venue, a 90,000-square-foot entertainment facility built as “another dimension to why people choose to come to” the USD 500 million complex, says Rick Mazer, regional president and general manager for Horseshoe.
Las Vegas - The new owners of the Sahara Hotel and Casino have won county approval for a planned renovation and expansion of the 1950s-era property featured in the original “Ocean’s Eleven” film starring Rat Pack leaders Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Plans call for demolition of the mid-rise hotel tower, renovation of the two high-rise towers and development of a third high-rise tower. The resort would remain open throughout the project, which is currently expected to be complete in 2011.
Groupe Partouche, manager of the casino of Chaudfontaine, in Belgium, will invest 20 to 25 million euros to transform the establishment completely, the daily local newspaper La Meuse recently stated. The existing casino would be razed to the ground in order to give way to a complex which will include a bigger gambling establishment, theme restaurants, a theatre with more than 1000 seats, offices and a 5-star luxury hotel of 80 rooms, as well as underground parkings.
Harrah’s Entertainment announced through its subsidiary, Harrah’s Operating Company, a strategic alliance with Food Network star, Paula Deen, and an approximately USD 45 million renovation of Grand Casino Resort Tunica. The 560 seat, Paula Deen’s Buffet is expected to open in May 2008. In conjunction with the renovation, the Grand Casino Resort Tunica’s name will change to Harrah’s Casino Tunica. The unveiling of the newly re-branded Harrah’s Casino Tunica is scheduled for May 2008.
The pyramid-shaped Luxor hotel-casino is getting a multimillion dollar makeover that will include the addition of lounges, restaurants and a nightclub. The name and distinctive shape of the resort will remain the same, but the interior and most hotel rooms will be renovated, said Jenn Michaels, executive spokeswoman for resort owner, MGM Mirage.
