Rising Star Casino
History
The Indiana Gaming Commission in June 1995 selected a Hyatt-affiliated project in Rising Sun to receive a riverboat gaming license.
The Grand Victoria II casino opened in October 1996.
The Grand Victoria opened a 200-room hotel and an entertainment pavilion in July 1997, with a grand opening ceremony hosted by Robin Leach and Rich Little.
Hyatt decided in 2006 to sell the Grand Victoria. In 2011, Full House Resorts purchased the property for $43 million, and renamed it as the Rising Star Casino Resort.
A second hotel with 104 rooms, the $8-million North Star Tower, was opened at the site in December 2013.
In 2021 Rising Star partnered with WynnBET to launch a mobile betting platform, which partnered with the Cincinnati Reds to make team promotions available to users.
See also
References
- ^ "Rising Sun, Lawrenceburg casinos OK'd". Evansville Courier. AP. July 1, 1995. – via NewsBank (subscription required)
- ^ Petrie, Laurie (October 4, 1996). "Rising Sun rolls the dice; casino opens". Cincinnati Post. – via NewsBank (subscription required)
- ^ Barry M. Horstman (July 24, 1997). "Rising Sun's big wager pays off". Cincinnati Post. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014.
- ^ "Grand Victoria for sale". Cincinnati Post. August 18, 2006. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014.
- ^ "Grand Victoria Casino gets new name: Rising Star". Cincinnati Business Courier. August 12, 2011. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
- ^ Mike Perleberg (December 5, 2013). "Casino, city welcome addition of new $8.2M hotel". WSCH-FM.
- ^ Watkins, Steve (June 16, 2021), Reds partner with sports betting company, Cincinnati Business Courier, retrieved August 19, 2021
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