Caesars Windsor

Caesars Windsor
Caesars Windsor in August 2013
Location 377 Riverside Drive East
Windsor, Ontario
N9A 7H7
Opening dateMay 1994 (1994-05) (as temporary casino)
July 29, 1998 (July 29, 1998) (as permanent resort)
ThemeRoman Empire
Greece
No. of rooms389 room Forum Tower & 369 room Augustus Tower
Total gaming space9,290 m2 (100,000 sq ft)
Permanent shows5,000 seat Colosseum at Caesars Windsor
Notable restaurantsNeros Steakhouse
Casino typeLand-based
OwnerOntario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
Operating license holderCaesars Entertainment
Previous namesCasino Windsor (1994–2008)
Renovated in2007–2008
Websitewww.caesars.com/caesars-windsor

Caesars Windsor (formerly known as Casino Windsor) is a casino hotel located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is one of four casino resort hotels in the Detroit–Windsor area and was opened in May 1994 as a temporary casino on the waterfront of the Detroit River. The current, permanent resort opened on July 29, 1998. Owned by the Government of Ontario (through the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation), it is operated by Caesars Entertainment. Both the 1998 Casino Windsor and 2008 expansion were designed by WZMH Architects.[1]

The casino overlooks the Detroit skyline from the waterfront, and is near the Canadian end of the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel. The creation of this casino was a leading factor in the Michigan legislature authorizing the legalization of casino gambling in Detroit in the early 21st century.

The "Forum" hotel tower stands at 23 stories tall and opened in 1998. The "Augustus" tower stands at 27 stories and opened in 2008. Caesars Windsor attracts about six million visitors annually, from Ontario, Canada; and Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and other states in the Midwestern United States.[2] Since 1999, its main competitors are the American MGM Grand Detroit, MotorCity Casino, and Hollywood Casino located across the river in Detroit.

  1. ^ "Caesars Windsor". WZMH Architects. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  2. ^ Cordiano, Joseph (February 15, 2005). Government of Ontario invests in a competitive Casino Windsor Archived 2007-12-30 at the Wayback Machine.Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade. Retrieved on October 28, 2007."Caesars Windsor attracts around six million visitors each year and is a key driver of the local economy."

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