$90 million<\/a>.<\/p>\n\u201cAs we\u2019ve discovered, Caesars Southern Indiana also employs an excellent workforce and has made meaningful investments in the community over the last two decades. We look forward to building on that success,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Caesars Southern Indiana consistently ranks among the top revenue generators in the market. The $218.1 million in total win and $61.3 million in total taxes ranked fourth among the state\u2019s 12 casinos. Those figures also ranked the highest among the six southern Indiana casinos.<\/p>\n
Since Indiana gaming officials awarded Caesars a license 25 years ago \u2013 it opened in 1998 \u2013 the casino has contributed nearly $250 million to foundations in Harrison County (where the casino is based) and neighboring Floyd County.<\/p>\n
Besides keeping the branding, EBCI Holdings also plans to keep the approximately 900 staffers and management on board. That includes General Manager Brad Siegel.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have built an outstanding team here and we are proud of the investment Caesars has made, not only in its employees, but also in our community,\u201d Siegel said in a statement. \u201cI am eager to enter this new chapter with the same dedicated and friendly staff alongside me.\u201d<\/p>\n
EBCI Holdings will schedule a ribbon-cutting to celebrate the purchase later this fall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Caesars Southern Indiana officially changed hands on Friday, as EBCI Holdings took ownership of the casino, located across from Louisville. With the $250 million deal closed, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) now are in the commercial gaming business. Caesars Entertainment announced the sale on Dec. 24 after weeks of discussions by EBCI leaders […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":184981,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,33810,18456],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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