Hollywood Casino Aurora has announced its intention to leave downtown and move to a site near the Interstate 88 interchange with Farnsworth Avenue in the city.
Officials at Penn Entertainment Inc., owners of Hollywood Casino, made the announcement Monday on its website, announcing it would build a casino and hotel with about 900 slot machines, 50 live table games, a Barstool Sportsbook and about 200 hotel rooms at the new Aurora site.The property would also feature a full-service spa, bars and restaurants, about 10,000 square feet of meeting areas and an event center.
The city itself has not announced the plans, although Clayton Muhammad, Aurora’s chief communications and equity officer, released a statement saying a full presentation of the redevelopment deal between the city and Penn Entertainment would take place at Thursday’s City Council Finance Committee meeting at 3 p.m. in the City Council chambers at City Hall, 44 E. Downer Place.
In an interview with The Beacon-News several weeks ago, Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin said the pending deal would include all the city land, both along Farnsworth and along Bilter. He said it would encompass an entire entertainment district in the area.
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