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To: Daily Breeze <email address not displayed> Your Name: Email address: Subject: Message: Daily Breeze wrote on the message board: > Liberace would be at home among these elegant, plush lounges, custom > bars and wood-and-leather gaming tables. > > Inspired by increasingly popular Las Vegas-style casino resorts, the > new Hollywood Park Casino — the first of several stunning > developments promised in the Inglewood complex that will be home to > the Los Angeles Rams — bears no resemblance to its neon-accented > predecessor next door. > > The wide-open chandelier lobby invites visitors into a lounge, sports > bar and gaming rooms. Designers wanted to make it accessible to people > looking to watch a game, buy a drink, or get dinner before seeing a > show at the nearby > > “This casino is more about expanding the (local card club) market > than stealing from other card clubs,” Deven Kumar, its general > manager, said during a media tour of the new facility Tuesday. > “We’re more about making it a comfortable space for anyone to just > come and grab a meal. > > “You have a little bit of Vegas but also a more modern, contemporary > look. It will fit with everything else (being built) behind us. It’s > going to be great to move in here > > The old casino will stay open until the new one, dubbed the Cary Grant > Pavilion in a nod to old Hollywood, opens in the next month or two. An > official grand opening is set for late October but doors of the gray > one-story 110,000-square-foot building fronting Century Boulevard near > Prairie Avenue will likely open earlier. > > Situated in cavernous rooms with high ceilings, 125 card tables squat > under gold and glass chandeliers. The walls of the Raise Lounge are > lined with plush red fabric. Metal mesh curtains divide one of several > luxury private gaming rooms in the back. > > “This is the first step in our revitalization plan,” said > Inglewood Mayor James Butts, who has championed the development > largely owned by Stockbridge Capital Group. “Along with the future > home of the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams, (the casino) and the many new > businesses coming to Inglewood will bring with them new jobs, > increased revenue and beautiful new properties.” > > Butts expects the casino to generate about $2 million a year in city > taxes. > > Rams owner Stan Kroenke shares ownership of most of the 298-acre > Hollywood Park site, but Stockbridge owns the 11-acre casino property > outright. > > A retail, housing and entertainment complex is still being planned for > the area between the stadium and the casino, which sits on the former > Betfair Hollywood Park racetrack that closed in 2013 after 75 years in > operation. The new casino features a premium simulcast off-track > wagering room with a bar and large monitors. Altogether, there are 350 > televisions throughout the casino. > > The retail and entertainment complex, billed as something akin to L.A. > Live, is still being planned, while construction on the stadium is > well underway. It should open in 2019. > > Stadium construction moves ahead > > Turner Construction Co. and Hunt Construction Group recently were > chosen to build the nearly $2 billion sports venue, designed as the > largest stadium in the world. It likely will be shared with another > NFL team. > > “Excavation for the stadium bowl is on track to commence in the > fall,” Butts said. “Because construction activities are contained > within the site, the impact on traffic is minimal.” > > The new casino’s poker tables will host games of Hold ’Em, Omaha > Hi-Lo and seven-card stud alongside state-approved games such as > blackjack, Pai Gow, Baccarat, and Pan-9. Card clubs are barred from > having slots. > > http://www.dailybreeze.com/business/20160809/take-a-peek-inside-the-new-hollywood-park-casino-in-inglewood-before-it-opens Code: Enter the following code: (required) Consider sharing your comments with the other readers of the message board. They may benefit from your insights If you decide not to send email, post a follow up instead, or return to the original message