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

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

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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rising Sun, Lawrenceburg casinos OK'd". Evansville Courier. AP. July 1, 1995.  – via NewsBank (subscription required)
  2. ↑ Petrie, Laurie (October 4, 1996). "Rising Sun rolls the dice; casino opens". Cincinnati Post.  – via NewsBank (subscription required)
  3. ↑ Barry M. Horstman (July 24, 1997). "Rising Sun's big wager pays off". Cincinnati Post.  – via HighBeam (subscription required)
  4. ↑ "Grand Victoria for sale". Cincinnati Post. August 18, 2006.  – via HighBeam (subscription required)
  5. ↑ "Grand Victoria Casino gets new name: Rising Star". Cincinnati Business Courier. August 12, 2011. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
  6. ↑ Mike Perleberg (December 5, 2013). "Casino, city welcome addition of new $8.2M hotel". WSCH-FM.

Coordinates: 38°57′09″N 84°50′47″W / 38.9525°N 84.8465°W / 38.9525; -84.8465

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