OVERVIEW
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Downtown Cincinnati became home to Ohio’s fourth
full-service casino on March 4, 2013. JACK Cincinnati
Casino generates millions of visits annually to the city.
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Affiliates of JACK Entertainment LLC, formerly Rock
Gaming LLC, own JACK Cincinnati Casino.
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The 450,000-square-foot ground-up facility was
built on a 23-acre former surface parking lot in the
city’s core.
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Chad Barnhill is Senior Vice President and General
Manager of JACK Cincinnati.
ACCESS
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JACK Cincinnati is open 24 hours a day, seven days
a week.
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All guests must be 21 or older with a governmentissued form of identification to enter the casino.
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The casino has several public entrances. An iconic
glass main entrance is located at the intersection
of Central Pkwy., Eggleston Ave. and Reading Rd.
Additional entrances are located via valet and
self-parking areas accessible through the casino’s
dedicated parking structure.
PARKING
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An Asian Gaming Room with three Mini-Baccarat
tables is located inside the High Limit area. The room
pays homage to Chinese culture and tradition specific
to Cincinnati’s sister city, Liuzhou, China.
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Denominations among nearly 2,000 slots and video
poker machines range from 1 cent to $500 per
spin; the most current and popular slot themes are
available. In-house linked and standalone progressive
jackpots are also available.
ON-SITE DINING
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JACK Cincinnati houses Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville
restaurant, which faces the 4,000-person capacity
outdoor entertainment space.
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The casino also features the Rock Bar & Lounge,
Starbucks, Bobby’s Burger Palace by famed chef
Bobby Flay, upscale steak and seafood fine dining
restaurant Prism, and Market District Buffet.
HOTEL & RESTAURANT PARTNERS
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JACK Cincinnati has partnerships with eight
downtown restaurants to offer fine dining rewards
to guests.
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Preferred relationships with four local premium hotels
also allow the casino to offer complimentary and
reduced-rate overnight accommodations to guests.
The casino also provides free shuttle service daily
between the property and its partner hotels.
ClubJACK members park for free in an attached fivestory, 2,500-space parking structure.
GAMING
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The property includes a 100,000-square-foot gaming
floor with a variety of slot machines, table games and
poker options.
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The casino’s 92 table games include Blackjack, Craps,
Roulette, Let It Ride and several Poker derivatives.
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The 31-table poker room hosts live poker action
around the clock with No Limit and Limit cash games
such as Texas Hold ‘em, Omaha, 7 Card Stud and
Razz. Weekly and monthly poker tournaments also are
offered in the poker room.
MEETINGS & ENTERTAINMENT
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The Pavilion, a 33,000-square-foot meetings and
events space is located on the casino’s second level
with live performance seating for over 1,500.
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The Backyard, a one-acre urban event plaza adjacent
to the casino’s main pedestrian entrance, hosts worldclass entertainment, festivals and special events.
LOYALTY PROGRAM
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JACK Cincinnati is a member of JACK Entertainment’s
ClubJACK loyalty program. Guests receive 3 points
for every $1 of play on a slot machine and 1 point for
every $1 of play on a video poker machine. Table
Games players earn comp dollars based on average
bet and amount of time spent playing and type of
game. Poker players earn comp dollars based on
amount of time played.
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ClubJACK offers many exciting benefits including
free cruises and trips to Las Vegas for select guests,
comps at local signature restaurants and hotels, gifts,
special events, entertainment and more.
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There are four levels of membership in ClubJACK:
J, A, C, and K. Membership is free and registration is
available at the property’s ClubJACK center.
GAMING IN OHIO
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Ohio voters approved a state constitutional
amendment in November 2009 authorizing casinos
in the state’s four largest cities: Cleveland, Cincinnati,
Columbus and Toledo. As approved in the ballot issue,
gross casino revenues will be taxed at 33 percent, one
of the highest rates in the nation.
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Portions of the tax revenue are designated for public
school districts, the four host cities, all 88 state
counties, law enforcement training, and research and
treatment of problem gambling and substance abuse.
DEVELOPERS
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JACK Entertainment is a Midwest-based urban gaming
company focused on the development and operation
of gaming facilities that are designed to maximize
connectivity and economic impact in the local areas
where they reside. Dan Gilbert, chairman of JACK
Entertainment, is also majority owner of the NBA’s
Cleveland Cavaliers and AHL’s Lake Erie Monsters,
and chairman and founder of Quicken Loans Inc.
Nearly 5,000 Ohioans are employed through Gilbert’s
business interests.
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JACK Entertainment also owns a casino in Cleveland,
Greektown Casino-Hotel in Detroit, JACK Thistledown
Racino, a thoroughbred racetrack with video lottery
terminals in North Randall, Ohio, and Turfway Park,
a premier thoroughbred horseracing track located in
northern Kentucky.
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JACK Entertainment is also a partner in Horseshoe
Casino Baltimore, a full-service urban casino that
opened in August 2014, and in Caesars Interactive
Entertainment, the largest online, mobile and social
gaming company focused on casino entertainment.
ECONOMIC IMPACT
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JACK Cincinnati employs approximately 1,200 team
members, with more than 90 percent from the Greater
Cincinnati area.
DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
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JACK Cincinnati is the nation’s first truly urban
casino built from the ground up. The $450 million
gaming and entertainment destination was designed
specifically to engage pedestrians and support
existing cultural, nightlife and sports
attractions downtown.
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The two-year construction project, which began in
February 2011, employed more than 2,000 workers.
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Construction contracts valued at more than
$151 million were awarded largely to Ohio-based
businesses, with more than 37 percent awarded to
certified minority and women-owned businesses.
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Casino construction was managed by Cincinnatibased Messer-Pendleton Construction Group with
local design consultants WA Architects, THP,
Woolpert and Terracon.