Rising Star Casino Resort
| Rising Star Casino Resort | |
|---|---|
| Location | Rising Sun, Indiana |
| Address | 777 Rising Star Casino |
| Opening date | October 1996 |
| Total gaming space | 40,000 sq ft (3,700 m2) |
| Casino type | Riverboat |
| Owner | Full House Resorts |
| Previous names | Grand Victoria Casino & Resort |
| Website | risingstarcasino.com |
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Rising Star Casino Resort (previously the Grand Victoria Casino & Resort) is a riverboat casino and hotel in Rising Sun, Indiana, USA, owned and operated by Full House Resorts.
History[edit]
The Indiana Gaming Commission in June 1995 selected a Hyatt-affiliated project in Rising Sun to receive a riverboat gaming license.[1]
The Grand Victoria II casino opened in October 1996.[2]
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.[3]
Hyatt decided in 2006 to sell the Grand Victoria.[4] In 2011, Full House Resorts purchased the property for $43 million, and renamed it as the Rising Star Casino Resort.[5]
A second hotel with 104 rooms, the $8-million North Star Tower, was opened at the site in December 2013.[6]
Rising Star Casino Resort Ferry
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'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. – via HighBeam (subscription required)
- ^'Grand Victoria for sale'. Cincinnati Post. August 18, 2006. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014. – via HighBeam (subscription required)
- ^'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.
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