The Ohio Casino Control Commission says Horseshoe Cincinnati has been granted a public opening date of March Fourth next year.
The casino will be the last of four voter-approved casinos to open in the state in less than one year. Construction at the site started in February 2011 and is now in its final stages.
Casino General Manager Kevin Kline says in a statement efforts to hire and train about 1,700 new workers are on schedule and several hundred slot machines have already been placed on the gaming floor.
When the Horseshoe Casino opens next spring it will likely have an 80-foot tall sign to attract customers.
The full City Council is expected to approve the idea next week. The Budget and Finance Committee Monday approved the sign.
Council Member Chris Seelbach is supportive.
“I think most reasonable people would say that this sign makes sense,” Seelbach said. “I don’t know that you can see it from Over The Rhine because of where it is positioned at the casino site and how low it is.”
Cincinnati's Horseshoe Casino is on schedule to open next Spring. General Manager Kevin Kline says you should expect to see something unique.
"I think it's unique in terms of the architecture... the openness. It's unique in terms of having a one acre outdoor space connected to your casino that you can program and activate. And unique in that... look at the community that we're in, you've got Over-the-Rhine, Pendleton and Downtown all within the doorstep."