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Not everyone on board with new Toledo casino
Toledo's new Hollywood Casino is expected to bring in millions of dollars to our area, but not everyone is on board with having a casino in Northwest Ohio.  Toledo Casino6/12/2013
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Casino brings in city revenue and tourists to Toledo
(Ohio) -- Since its grand opening in May 2012, Hollywood Casino in Toledo has counted more than 3.4 million visitors, a number above and beyond what was expected.
5/29/2013
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Casino drew more than 3 million visitors in first year
(Ohio) -- To celebrate its one year anniversary, Hollywood Casino Toledo added up the numbers. As in: 145,000 decks of cards used by dealers, 23,000 pounds of prime beef...
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Casino hits 3.4M visits in its 1st year
(Ohio) -- Hollywood Casino Toledo counted more than 3.4 million visits in its first year, a number that officials said adds up to a big birthday win.
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Toledo casino marking one year as state's revenue continues to lag estimates
(Ohio) -- Thursday marks one year since Hollywood Casino Toledo opened, and tax revenues from gambling operations across the state have failed to live up to expectations...
1/8/2013
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Toronto Casino Vote ‘Could Go Either Way,’ Warns OLG Chairman [sub. req'd]
(Toronto) -- Toronto will today kick off a series of public consultations on a downtown mega-casino, the first step in a three-month process that will decide the fate of...
1/7/2013
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Casino posts first revenue bump since June
(Ohio) -- Monthly revenues at the Hollywood Casino Toledo bumped up for the first time since June -- the gambling attraction’s first full month of operation.
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Revenue, gambling up at Toledo's casino
(Ohio) -- For the first time since opening over the summer, Toledo's new casino is seeing a revenue bump up.
12/28/2012
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Casino answers critics with months of success
(Ohio) -- Hollywood Casino Toledo General Manager Richard St. Jean has plenty to be cheerful about as the casino, which opened May 29, marks seven months in business.
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Ottney: Casino tops list of year’s biggest newsmakers
(Ohio) -- The end of a year is a natural point of reflection. The calm that descends, however briefly, after the mad rush of last-minute shopping and holiday gatherings...
12/11/2012
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Toledo casino cited in drop in revenues at Detroit’s 3
(Ohio) -- Hollywood Casino Toledo apparently has cut into the profits of the three Detroit casinos. Since the Toledo casino opened in late May, revenues at the MGM Grand...
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After Opening Of Toledo Casino, Revenue Falls At Detroit Gambling Joints
(Detroit) -- After two years of revenue growth, Detroit's gambling destinations are feeling the pinch of competition from across the border in Ohio and may continue...
12/10/2012
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Toledo casino revenues still falling
(Ohio) -- Toledo casino revenues fell again in November, continuing a downward trend at the gambling site that opened in May. Last month’s adjusted gross revenue...
11/29/2012
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Casino answers critics with six months of success
(Ohio) -- Richard St. Jean doesn’t walk more than a few steps through Hollywood Casino Toledo without pausing to say “Thanks for coming” to a guest or...
11/12/2012
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Casino owner gives Rossford $200,000
(Ohio) -- Rossford officials Monday had the happy task of accepting a $200,000 check from Penn National Gaming Inc. that will be used for public safety purposes.
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Penn National Gaming presents Rossford with $200,000 check
(Ohio) -- Penn National Gaming, which operates Hollywood Casino Toledo, presented a $200,000 check to the City of Rossford on Nov. 12 during a city council meeting in...
10/9/2012
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Wagering falls, but city to rake in $1.2M from casino for 3rd quarter
(Ohio) -- As the host city for northwest Ohio’s four-month-old casino, Toledo will receive more than $1.2 million in tax revenues from payouts during 2012's...
6/22/2012
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13abc looks into crime at Toledo's casino
(Ohio) -- Many people were worried about crime at Toledo's new Hollywood casino, when it was first announced. Now 13abc has a look at what police are dealing with...
6/4/2012
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Traffic bound for new Toledo casino causes backups
(Ohio) -- Officials say the new casino in northwest Ohio caused traffic backups along a nearby highway during its opening week as people packed into the venue.
6/3/2012
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Column: Blah casino needs touch of Columbus
(Ohio) -- Just one question about that gambling palace rising on the West Side: Why did it have to be a Hollywood-themed casino? Columbus will be one of about a dozen...
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Editorial: Taxing question
(Ohio) -- Hollywood Casino's opening marks Toledo's official entry into the world of legalized gambling. But some people say the city has hosted out-in-the-open...
6/2/2012
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Busy first weekend at Hollywood Casino
(Ohio) -- Thousands of people came to northwest Ohio to check out Toledo's newest attraction. Hollywood Casino expected 20,000 people Saturday.
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Casino crowds causing traffic to back up on I-75
(Ohio) -- Eager visitors to Hollywood Casino Toledo have generated backed-up lines of cars trying to get off southbound I-75 into the new casino’s parking garage...
5/31/2012
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Hollywood Casino's impact on Detroit, Windsor casinos
(Ohio) -- The opening of Hollywood Casino in Toledo is expected to cut into the profits of Detroit's three casinos. That means the City of Detroit stands to lose...
5/29/2012
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Casino employees wait for crowds to arrive
(Ohio) -- A dozen card dealers, who were called into work at 9 a.m. to count their inventory of dices and cards, stood alone at their tables Tuesday.
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Casino Expected To Draw 2.8 Million Visitors
(Ohio) -- Ohio's second casino is ready to for its debut. The Hollywood Casino in Toledo opens Tuesday just two weeks after the state's first casino opened to...
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Jamie Farr leads Hollywood Casino ribbon cutting ceremony
(Ohio) -- "3, 2, 1," the crowd counts down to the ceremonial ribbon-cutting at Toledo's Hollywood Casino on Tuesday. With that, the $320 million facility...
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New Ohio casino makes debut, takes aim at Detroit
(Ohio) -- Developers of Ohio's newest casino think they'll do just fine competing for gamblers with Detroit's three casinos, even without the spas, hotels...
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Not everyone on board with new Toledo casino
(Ohio) -- Toledo's new Hollywood Casino is expected to bring in millions of dollars to our area, but not everyone is on board with having a casino in Northwest Ohio.
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Over 10,000 visit Hollywood Casino on opening day
(Ohio) -- The $320 million Hollywod Casino was in full swing Tuesday night. A spokesperson says the casino estimates well over 10,000 people walked through the doors...
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Say hello to Hollywood, Ohio's second casino opens its doors in Toledo
(Ohio) -- Gamblers in Northern Ohio now have a choice in state when it comes to the fledgling world of casino gaming. Penn National’s Hollywood Casino opened its...
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Toledo casino provides hint of what awaits Columbus
(Ohio) -- The mad rush of excited gamblers began as a trickle, three hours before the official 2 p.m. opening yesterday of the Hollywood Casino Toledo.
5/28/2012
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Hollywood Casino opens
(Ohio) -- Today, Toledo turns its card in the hand dealt by Ohio voters when they approved casino gambling more than two years ago. As Hollywood Casino Toledo celebrates...
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Hollywood Casino Toledo: It's showtime for glittering gaming hall
(Ohio) -- Slot machines running? Check. Floors polished? Done. Giant inauguration ribbon in place? Complete.
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Hooray for Hollywood: New casino boasts 5 new restaurants
(Ohio) -- Toledo's four newest restaurants open today, all under the same roof. The roof happens to be enormous -- 125,000 square feet or so, covering Hollywood...
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Officials Skepitcal Of Casino Money Promises
(Ohio) -- With the opening of Ohio's second casino in Toledo today comes the promise of more money for schools across the state, but administrators aren't...
5/27/2012
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Card counters likely to tally up trouble at casinos
(Ohio) -- When Hollywood Casino Toledo opens its doors to the public for the first time Tuesday, it hopes thousands of people pour in with cash to lose.
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Hollywood name recalls city’s history of betting
(Ohio) -- Those with stakes in Hollywood Casino Toledo probably hope their business has better luck with the law than the first gambling house in Toledo named Hollywood.
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Local police to step up patrols for casino's 1st days
(Ohio) -- Toledo police say they are intent on making sure everyone stays safe when Hollywood Casino Toledo opens to the public Tuesday. "We want to provide a safe...
5/25/2012
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Business owners debating casino’s impact
(Ohio) -- Rossford business owner Catharine Janick chuckled when she related what some of the locals have dubbed the casino Penn National Gaming Inc. will open May 29 in...
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Toledo gets 1st shot at glitz with Hollywood Casino
(Ohio) -- Penn National Gaming Inc.’s new casino in Columbus will have much in common with the gambling house the company is ready to open in Toledo, but Central...
5/24/2012
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Hollywood Casino holds soft opening tonight
(Ohio) -- Tonight is the big dress rehearsal for Toledo's new casino, which officially opens to the public in just five days.
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Hollywood Casino’s test run for state regulators
(Ohio) -- Thousands of people got a sneak peak inside Toledo's new casino on Thursday. It's an invite-only event. Guests have been staggered in all day to play...
5/22/2012
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Casino in Toledo undergoes trial run
(Ohio) -- Hollywood Casino Toledo upped the ante yesterday, turning on all the glitz and glamour in a trial run before next week’s grand opening. But it also was a...
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Gambling addiction expected to rise with casino opening
(Ohio) -- Chasing the high of winning at casinos can lead to dark lows, according to Wendi Sorensen, the Clinical Director of Psychiatric Services at Promedica Toledo...
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Hollywood Casino in Toledo betting on luring Michigan visitors
(Ohio) -- Officials at Hollywood Casino here said Monday that they hope to lure Metro Detroiters to Toledo with incentives, a smoke-free environment, and the glitz and...
5/21/2012
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Casino Saturation, Something to Think About
(Ohio) -- The new casino in Toledo will throw open its gilded doors May 29, the second of Ohio's four gambling palaces to open. Toledo is a short 90 minute drive...
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Hollywood Casino in Toledo shows off gaming side that contrasts with Horsehoe Cleveland Casino (photo gallery)
(Ohio) -- The Hollywood Casino in Toledo is everything the Horseshoe Casino Cleveland is not. The Cleveland casino is vertical – four floors – tucked into...
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Ohio's second casino is all about convenience
(Ohio) -- Ohio’s latest casino isn’t billing itself as a destination resort. The Hollywood Casino in Toledo that will open in just over a week doesn’t...
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Toledo casino shines during media tour
(Ohio) -- Reporters from Detroit to Columbus and beyond got their first look today at the new Hollywood Casino Toledo with its ornate pillars, flashy television screens...
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Toledo offers sneak peek at its new Hollywood Casino opening next week
(Ohio) -- One week after the Horseshoe Cleveland became the state’s first casino, Toledo’s Hollywood Casino is prepared to follow suit, opening its doors on...
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Toledo's new casino boasts Old Hollywood decor, 2,000 slot machines -- and no smoking
(Ohio) -- This city is getting ready for its closeup. The Glass City goes for Tinseltown glitz with the opening next week of the second of four casinos planned for Ohio...
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Toledo, Cleveland casinos are a study in contrast
(Ohio) -- The new Hollywood Casino in Toledo is everything that the Horseshoe Casino Cleveland is not.
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