Īfter the measure passed, Penn National exercised its option to buy the 44-acre property on the Maumee River at Interstate 75, site of a former Pilkington glass plant, for $2.5 million. Penn National bought out Lakes's interest in the projects for $25 million before construction began, after Lakes had paid $1.9 million. Lakes paid for 10 percent of the referendum campaign, and received an option to invest in up to 10 percent of the Toledo and Columbus casinos. ĭays before the election, Penn National had struck a deal with Lakes Entertainment, a Minnesota-based gaming operator whose 2008 Ohio casino proposal Penn had fought hard to defeat.

Nevertheless, the measure passed, with 53 percent support both in Lucas County and the state as a whole. Critics charged that Penn National did not truly intend to build the Toledo casino, which would face stiff competition from Detroit casinos, and only wanted to generate support from local voters. The major backers were Penn National Gaming (now Penn Entertainment), which would build the casinos in Toledo and Columbus, and Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, who would develop the Cleveland and Cincinnati properties. History Īfter four failed attempts since 1990 to legalize casinos in Ohio, a fifth proposal was placed on the ballot in 2009 to allow casinos at four specific sites, one in each of the state's largest cities. The casino is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment, and has 125,000 square feet (11,600 m 2) of gaming space, with 2,002 slot machines, 60 table games, and 20 poker tables. Hollywood Casino Toledo is a casino in Toledo, Ohio, that opened on May 29, 2012. Casino in Ohio, United States Hollywood Casino Toledo

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