COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Rock Gaming LLC and Caesars Entertainment Corp. have entered a joint agreement to develop and operate new casinos in Cincinnati and Cleveland.
The companies announced the venture Wednesday, calling it Rock Ohio Caesars LLC. Detroit-based Rock and Las Vegas-based
Ohio voters approved casinos for four Ohio cities in November 2009. The others will be in Columbus and Toledo.
Rock Ohio Caesars expects to invest $400 million in Cincinnati and $600 million in Cleveland and create a combined 12,700 direct and indirect jobs. Rock says it's hired two diversity consultants to assure a mix of construction contractors.
Caesars recently changed its name from Harrah's Entertainment Corp.
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