Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati by the numbers

CINCINNATI - It’s all about the numbers at Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati.

Whether you’re sizing up your odds, searching for a parking spot or seeking a job, the numbers may be in your favor at the casino, which opens its doors to the public Monday.

Below is a rundown of some of the numbers behind Horseshoe Casino:

1. Cost:

• $400 million -- took two years to build
• 2,000 construction workers
• Contracts valued at $151 million awarded to Ohio-based firms
• 37 percent of contracts awarded to certified minority and women-owned businesses

2. Overall size:

• 400,000 square feet on 23 acre site.

3. Gaming floor size:

• 100,000 square feet
• Fire department capacity for gaming floor set at 10,830 visitors
• Dress rehearsal drew 6,200 patrons -- 15,000 guests were invited
• 2,000 slots and video poker machines ranging from a penny to $500 per spin
• 87 table games for black jack, craps, roulette, Let It Ride and several poker derivatives
• 31 table World Series of Poker room
• Asian Gaming Room in high limits area -- paying tribute to Cincinnati Sister City of Liuzhou, China

4. Hours of operation:

• 24 hours a day, seven days a week

5. Employees:

• 1,700 total employees
• 90 percent of whom were hired from Greater Cincinnati

6. Goals:

• Six million visitors a year
• $300 million in annual revenue
• That's $304 every day for each slot or gaming spot

7. Restaurants:

• Three outward facing facilities on-site
  • Jack Binion's Steakhouse
  • Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville
  • Third restaurant to be developed
• Just off the gaming floor
  • Bobby Flay's Bobby's Burger Palace
  • The Spread buffet with Cafe Italia
  • Starbucks
  • Rock Bar & Lounge
  • VIP players' lounge
• Partnership with 10 downtown restaurants
• Offering fine dining rewards to casino guests

8. Hotels:

• Partnership with seven premium downtown hotels for free and reduced rate accommodations
• Complimentary shuttle service daily
• Depending on market conditions, casino could build a hotel on-site after five years

9. Parking:

• 2,500 spaces in five-story garage
• Free for all guests nights and weekends
• Weekday parking free for Total Rewards members who game or dine
• Weekday parking available
  • 0-1 hours - $1.00
  • 1-2 hours - $2.00
  • 2-3 hours - $3.00
  • 3-4 hours - $6.00
  • 4-5 hours - $8.00
  • 5-6 hours - $10.00
  • 6-7 hours - $12.00
  • 7+ hours - $14.00
  • Daily maximum - $14.00
  • Valet parking available for $20.00
  • Gold - $18.00
  • Platinum - $15.00
  • Diamond and Seven Stars - Free

10. Other features:

• Designed as "urban casino" to blend into the fabric of downtown
• 33,000 square foot meeting and events space on second level can accommodate 1,400 people
• One acre urban plaza at front entrance for public events

11. History:

• Ohio voters approved gaming in 2009, authorizing four casinos in Ohio.
  • Rock Gaming developed casinos in Cleveland and Cincinnati
  • Penn National Gaming developed casinos in Columbus and Toledo (also owns Hollywood in Lawrenceburg).