{"id":9627,"date":"2025-08-09T01:24:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T01:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/09\/two-days-to-go-until-hollywood-casino-joliet-opens-new-complex\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T01:24:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T01:24:47","slug":"two-days-to-go-until-hollywood-casino-joliet-opens-new-complex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/09\/two-days-to-go-until-hollywood-casino-joliet-opens-new-complex\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Days to Go Until Hollywood Casino Joliet Opens New Complex"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>n just two days, Hollywood Casino Joliet will open the doors to its brand-new $185 million land-based complex, ending more than three decades of riverboat operations. The public opening is set for Monday afternoon, pending final licensing approval from the Illinois Gaming Board.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><strong>Good to know<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>The 189,000-square-foot complex will anchor the Rock Run Collection, a 310-acre mixed-use development at I-80 and I-55.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>It replaces the riverboat casino, which permanently closed on July 29 after operating since 1992.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>The site features a 10,000-square-foot event center and an ESPN Bet sportsbook with the largest screen in Chicagoland.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2>From Riverboat to Land-Based Destination<\/h2>\n<p>General Manager Ruben Warren says the change is dramatic:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe riverboat had two levels, it sat on water, and it was 30 years old. This is a brand new build.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The casino\u2019s history stretches back to 1992 when it opened as the Empress Casino. 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