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Delaware North to buy Illinois casino-hotel

Published:September 10, 2010, 12:00 AM

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Updated: October 1, 2010, 6:53 AM

Delaware North Cos. announced Thursday that it is acquiring Jumer’s Casino&Hotel located in Rock Island, Ill., for $180 million. The agreement is subject to approval of the Illinois Gaming Board.

Jumer’s Casino&Hotel, 180 miles west of Chicago, opened in December 2008 and has been privately owned by the D. James Jumer Trust and operated by Rock Island Boatworks Inc.

It features a Las Vegas-style casino with more than 1,100 slots and 24 table games, and a live poker room, high-limit slot area and a VIP lounge. The 205-room hotel has an indoor pool and fitness center, salon and day spa, events center with meeting rooms for up to 600 people, four restaurants, a nightclub, a sports bar and lakeside fire pit.

Buffalo-based Delaware North owns and operates several gaming and entertainment venues in New York, Florida, Arkansas and West Virginia.

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