The casino has also hired almost 160 new employees since the fire, when about 100 employees were let go. Then there will be a Rodeo Drive gift shop to complete the Hollywood experience. The Hollywood Stadium sports bar, which will open in February 2011, will seat 115 people and feature a massive 20-foot-by-80-foot TV wall that can show a sporting event on one big screen or nine different games. Hollywood Co-Eds, Ted Wald- man and Susie Haukane and Lonya, Billy Van. When completed, the 50,000-square-foot pavilion will house the steakhouse and the Epic Buffet, which will seat 200 people and have a selection of food that includes a noodle bar, pizza and desserts. will devote some time to his dance school here, while Hope Minor will remain.
Some Empress casino customers have gotten sneak peeks because the path from the parking garage to the casino floor cuts through a construction site. 'But it's going to let us regain the customers we lost when we lost the pavilion.' 'This is not really going to grow the market at this time,' Johnson said. Johnson said the face-lift is the not the silver bullet that will restore attendance and revenues to their peak levels. Joliet's two casinos are not alone: a report last month indicated that gaming revenue statewide was the lowest in 10 years.
