gaming llc 2009 2016 type private industry gaming hospitality tourism founded 2009 as rock gaming llc founder dan gilbert headquarters detroit michigan united states key people dan gilbert chairman matthew cullen ceo products casinos hotels entertainment thoroughbred horse racing revenue over us 1 billion as of february 2016 update number of employees approximately 7 000 as of february 2016 update parent rock ventures subsidiaries rock ohio caesars llc 2010 2015 website jackentertainment.com footnotes references 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 greektown casino hotel in detroit jack entertainment llc stylized jack entertainment and formerly rock gaming llc from 2009 to 2016 is a gaming hospitality and entertainment corporation based in detroit michigan . the company owns and operates casinos and hotels in michigan and ohio and owns a stake of properties in kentucky and maryland . 1 7 jack entertainment operates as a subsidiary of rock ventures llc . 1 6 8 contents 1 history 1.1 rock gaming 2009 2016 1.2 rock ohio caesars 2010 2015 1.3 jack entertainment 2016 present 2 properties 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit rock gaming 2009 2016 edit jack entertainment originally rock gaming llc was founded in 2009 by seven businessmen led by dan gilbert 1 9 who serves as chairman of its board . 3 5 10 11 the company formed as the seven men backed the ohio casino approval and tax distribution amendment which was ultimately approved by voters in november 2009 . 12 13 in early 2013 the company acquired the greektown casino hotel in detroit . 7 14 15 16 in april 2015 the ohio casino control commission approved a request by the company to be licensed as a management company . 4 rock ohio caesars 2010 2015 edit in december 2010 in partnership with caesars entertainment corporation the company formed rock ohio caesars llc to open and operate casinos in cleveland and cincinnati . 2 11 caesars held a 20 % stake in rock ohio caesars 9 and managed the company s properties . 3 4 17 in may 2012 rock ohio caesars opened ohio s first casino horseshoe casino cleveland . 3 11 in april 2013 rock ohio caesars opened the state s fourth commercial casino horseshoe casino cincinnati . that same month the company also began expanding the cleveland area thoroughbred horse racing track thistledown to include a casino making it a racino . 7 11 on august 26 2014 the horseshoe casino baltimore opened . the casino was developed by caesars entertainment in partnership with jack entertainment cvpr gaming holdings llc stron md limited partnership and prt two llc . 3 4 on february 26 2015 rock gaming acquired caesars entertainment s 20 % stake in rock ohio caesars llc . 2 3 4 as a result the company now had complete ownership of horseshoe casino cleveland thistledown racino horseshoe casino cincinnati the ritz carlton cleveland the higbee building and a controlling interest in turfway park . 3 4 17 on november 2 2015 the rock gaming announced it would begin assuming management of horseshoe casino cleveland horseshoe casino cincinnati and thistledown racino from caesars entertainment corporation and complete the transition by june 2016 . 4 17 jack entertainment 2016 present edit on february 23 2016 the company announced it was changing its name from rock gaming llc to jack entertainment llc . throughout 2016 the company would also be rebranding the casinos it wholly owns and operates under the jack branding . 5 7 15 16 18 the company indicated it planned to spend us 40 million on the rebranding . 15 16 18 it also introduced a new customer loyalty program clubjack . 7 16 properties edit jack entertainment owns an interest in gaming hospitality and entertainment properties in kentucky maryland michigan and ohio . 3 4 7 8 collectively the properties include more than 400 000 square feet 37 000 m2 of game space 600 hotel rooms and 35 bars and restaurants . 6 7 name location notes picture caesars interactive entertainment n a partnership with caesars entertainment corporation . 3 4 7 8 greektown casino hotel detroit michigan jack detroit casino hotel greektown by end of 2016 . 5 6 7 15 16 18 horseshoe casino baltimore baltimore maryland partnership with caesars entertainment corporation . 3 4 7 8 jack cincinnati casino cincinnati ohio in november 2015 caesars announced that it would cede management of its horseshoe casino cincinnati resort to rock gaming with the transfer completed june 2016 . 4 jack cleveland casino cleveland ohio in november 2015 caesars announced that it would cede management of its horseshoe casino cleveland resort to rock gaming with the transfer completed june 2016 . 4 jack thistledown racino north randall ohio in november 2015 caesars announced that it would cede management of its thistledown racino resort to rock gaming with the transfer completed in june 2016 . 4 turfway park boone county kentucky see also edit metro detroit portal ohio portal companies portal list of casinos in ohio references edit a b c d rock gaming 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making and revitalization effort . the plain dealer . retrieved february 26 2016 . a b c d haddad ken february 23 2016 . greektown casino changes name to jack casino . wdiv . retrieved february 26 2016 . a b c d e martinez michael 23 february 2016 . greektown casino to be renamed jack . detroit news . retrieved february 26 2016 . a b c rock gaming raises its stakes in ohio and begins transition of operational responsibilities of gaming properties pdf press release . rock gaming llc . november 2 2015 . retrieved february 25 2016 . a b c thibodeau ian february 23 2016 . greektown casino changing name to jack detroit casino hotel greektown . mlive.com . retrieved february 26 2016 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to jack entertainment . official website rock ventures gaming retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title jack entertainment & oldid 743440618 categories gambling companies of the united stateshospitality companies of the united statescompanies 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