Hollywood Casino Corp. was a gaming company based in Dallas, Texas. It was acquired in 2003 by Penn National Gaming for $328 million plus $360 million in assumed debt. [1]
In the early 1990s, as legalized gambling spread to new states, the Pratts, owners of Sands Atlantic City, established Hollywood Casino Corp. to develop new casinos under the Hollywood Casino name. [2] At the time of its initial public offering in 1993, HWCC owned an 80 percent stake in Pratt Hotel. [3]
The company made its initial public offering in May 1993. [4] Its first riverboat casino opened in Aurora, Illinois the next month. [5] In January 1994, Hollywood acquired a casino being built in Tunica County, Mississippi from Summit Casinos for $15 million, [6] and it opened in August. [7] A casino in Shreveport, Louisiana was opened in December 2000. [8]
Hollywood Casino Corp. was a gaming company based in Dallas, Texas. It was acquired in 2003 by Penn National Gaming for $328 million plus $360 million in assumed debt. [1]
In the early 1990s, as legalized gambling spread to new states, the Pratts, owners of Sands Atlantic City, established Hollywood Casino Corp. to develop new casinos under the Hollywood Casino name. [2] At the time of its initial public offering in 1993, HWCC owned an 80 percent stake in Pratt Hotel. [3]
The company made its initial public offering in May 1993. [4] Its first riverboat casino opened in Aurora, Illinois the next month. [5] In January 1994, Hollywood acquired a casino being built in Tunica County, Mississippi from Summit Casinos for $15 million, [6] and it opened in August. [7] A casino in Shreveport, Louisiana was opened in December 2000. [8]