Full House Resorts Announces Plans to Build Augmented Casino Hotel in Cripple Creek, Colorado
January 25, 2021 at 07:00 pm IST
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Full House Resorts, Inc. announced that its board of directors has approved an increase to the size of its planned expansion of Bronco Billy’s Casino and Hotel in Cripple Creek, Colorado. As previously noted, in November 2020, Colorado voters approved favorable changes to the state’s gaming laws, including the elimination of betting limits and allowing Colorado casinos to offernew table games, such as baccarat and pai gow poker. To reflect the new opportunity created by those changes, the Company has increased the size of its planned Cripple Creek expansion by 67% to approximately 300 luxury guest rooms and suites, from its previously planned 180 guest rooms. Such plans were approved by the Cripple Creek Historic Preservation Commission and Cripple Creek City Council. Final approval requires a second reading by the Cripple Creek City Council, which is scheduled for consideration on February 3. Other planned amenities for the expansion – including a new parking garage, meeting and entertainment space, outdoor rooftop pool, spa, and fine-dining restaurant – remain largely unchanged. The expected investment to complete the Cripple Creek expansion is $180 million, which the Company believes can be financed with debt. Assuming timely completion of such fundraising, the Company intends to build the Cripple Creek expansion in one phase, with completion expected in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Full House Resorts, Inc. owns, leases, develops and operates gaming facilities throughout the country. The Company operates seven casinos: six on real estate that it owns, or leases and one located within a hotel owned by a third party. The Company operates through three segments: Midwest & South, West, and Contracted Sports Wagering. The Midwest & South segment includes Silver Slipper Casino and Hotel, Rising Star Casino Resort and American Place. The West segment includes Grand Lodge, Stockmanâs Casino, Bronco Billyâs Casino and Hotel, and Chamonix Casino Hotel. The Contracted Sports Wagering segment consists of its on-site and online sports wagering skins in Colorado, Indiana, and Illinois. Its properties include American Place in Waukegan, Illinois; Silver Slipper Casino and Hotel in Hancock County, Mississippi; Chamonix Casino Hotel and Bronco Billyâs Casino and Hotel in Cripple Creek, Colorado; and Rising Star Casino Resort in Rising Sun, Indiana, among others.