| Hollywood Casino Aurora | |
| Coordinates: | 41.7586°N -88.3108°W |
| Location: | Aurora, Illinois |
| Address: | 1 W New York St |
| Date Opened: | June 17, 1993[1] |
| Space Gaming: | 53000square feet |
| Casino Type: | Riverboat |
| Owner: | Gaming and Leisure Properties |
| License Holder: | Penn Entertainment |
| Publictransit: | Pace |
Hollywood Casino Aurora was originally a riverboat casino located on the Fox River in Aurora, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment.
Hollywood Casino Aurora opened in 1993 as Hollywood Casino Corp.'s first riverboat casino.[2] The casino's ownership transferred to Penn National Gaming (now Penn Entertainment) after its acquisition of Hollywood Casino Corp. in 2003.[3]
Two riverboats were first used, replaced by a 70,000 square feet floating, moored, half-circle structure.[4] [5] [6]
The casino has 53,000 square feet of gaming space and over 1,000 slot machines and 26 table games.[7] 1 restaurant on the property, Fairbanks Steakhouse. To comply with Illinois law, it is not open 24 hours a day and is smoke-free.
A law in the Illinois senate which would allow non-riverboat casinos has been favored by Penn National, as it is interested in moving the Aurora casino to an area near the Chicago Premium Outlets.[8]