| Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City | |
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| Location | Sioux City,Iowa |
| Address | 111 3rd St |
| Opening date | August 1, 2014 (2014-08-01) |
| No. of rooms | 54 |
| Total gaming space | 45,000 sq ft (4,200 m2) |
| Signature attractions | Anthem Battery Park |
| Notable restaurants | World Tour Buffet Main + Abbey Fuel American Grill |
| Casino type | Land-based |
| Owner | Churchill Downs, Inc. |
| Operating license holder | Missouri River Historical Development, Inc. |
| Coordinates | 42°29′36″N96°24′42″W / 42.49333°N 96.41167°W /42.49333; -96.41167 |
| Website | Official Site |
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City is acasino hotel inSioux City, Iowa. It is owned and operated byChurchill Downs, Inc.
The proposal for Hard Rock Casino Sioux City was announced in October 2012.[1] The $100-million project would be developed by Warner Gaming, the operator of theHard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas.[1] The plan was later modified to include aboutique hotel component.[2] The Hard Rock was one of four applications submitted for the one available casino license inWoodbury County, competing against a bid fromHo-Chunk Inc. and two bids fromPenn National Gaming.[3]Peninsula Pacific Entertainment joined as an investor in the project in January 2013.[4] In April 2013, the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission selected the Hard Rock over the other proposals.[5]
The Hard Rock opened August 1, 2014 in downtown Sioux City.[6] The casino is land-based, as Iowa no longer requires casinos to be built on riverboats. The opening came after some controversy from the now-defunctArgosy Casino Sioux City, who had its license revoked by the Iowa Racing & Gaming Commission in 2014.[7]
Peninsula Pacific bought out Warner's stake in the property in 2020.[8] In 2022, Peninsula Pacific sold the bulk of its assets, including the Hard Rock, to Churchill Downs, Inc.[9][10]
The 45,000 sq ft (4,200 m2) gaming floor consists of over 850 slot machines and 25 table games. The hotel, housed in the historic Battery Building, has 54 rooms. There are two restaurants: Main + Abbey and Fuel American Grill.Sports betting was legalized in Iowa in August 2019, and Hard Rock began accepting bets on September 20, 2019.[11]
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