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The slot machines may not be the coolest spot at your local casino, but that does’t mean the time-honored gambling game can’t shell out a major payday. Just ask Ray J, who recently hit it big at the slots in L.A. County. || RELATED: Ray J Princess Love Will Try To Save Their Toxic Marriage […]

NORTHFIELD, OH (WOIO) – In a news release Thursday afternoon the Vegas casino giant MGM Growth Properties (MGP) announced it will buy the Hard Rock Rocksino in Northfield for $1.06 billion. In 2017 the Rocksino became Ohio’s top performing casino with a revenue mark of $232,588,868 according to the Ohio Lottery that regulates slot machines or video lottery terminal (VLT). The casino […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Looking for a job? Wahlburgers is hiring. The restaurant and bar is looking to fill 120 positions including managers, experienced cooks, prep cooks, bartenders, servers, food runners, greeters, and assembly and utility workers. The job fair is Sunday, April 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 2105 Ontario Street in […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Multiple emergency crews were called to a fire on the roof of JACK Cleveland Casino at 11:59 a.m Thursday. No one was injured and the fire was contained to the roof and extinguished in minutes, according to Lt. Larry Gray with the Cleveland Division of Fire. “We had a report of smoke showing from the top […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – JACK Cleveland Casino and JACK Thistledown Racino are looking to fill more than 150 open positions at their job fair on Wednesday. The fair goes from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the second floor of the Chase Building, accessible through Tower City. Positions are open in a variety of departments, […]

CLEVELAND, Ohio– JACK Cleveland Casino says it is making some changes during the RNC. The casino, which will remain open around the clock, has permission to sell alcohol until 4 a.m., starting Tuesday, July 19-Friday morning, July 22. A Pink Elephant martini, as well as specials on bourbon cocktails and beer will be available throughout […]

CLEVELAND – A man is facing charges for slashing another man in the face after an argument at the Jack Casino in downtown Cleveland. Police say the two men got into an argument. Officers arrested Jowell Bell-King. Court records say he used a box cutter, cutting the victim in the face and lower back. The […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Horseshoe Casino will be known under a new name. Rock Gaming is now JACK Entertainment. The rebranding transition is underway and will be completed by the end of 2016. JACK ThistleDown Racino will debut on March 9, followed by JACK Cleveland Casino in early May, JACK Cincinnati Casino in early […]

  NORTH RANDALL, Ohio – The ThistleDown Racino will stay where it has been for the past 90 years, North Randall. The track’s owner Rock Ohio Caesars passed on the option of moving to the Akron-Canton area, an option the state gave them as part of the deal clearing the way for slots or video […]

  CLEVELAND – The winter cold may have continued in March but Northeast Ohio gamblers found something to do inside as revenue figures released for the month show all three of the region’s gambling destinations were up from February. The Horseshoe Casino Cleveland posted an adjusted gross revenue figure of $21.2 million, its biggest monthly […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Horseshoe Casino Cleveland was hit Wednesday with a $180,000 fine by the Ohio Casino Control Commission. The OCCC cited violations of Ohio’s Casino Control Act, the Ohio Administrative Code and the casino’s internal controls. The commission found the casino: – Used unapproved dice in Fortune Pai Gow Poker, the dice involved […]

NORTHFIELD, Ohio – Very often when a horse track gets gambling it’s called a racino, as in the new Thistledown Racino set to open this spring in North Randall. The folks at Hard Rock though took a spin on that in coming up with a new gaming brand “Rocksino.” Hard Rock announced Monday their new […]