WYOMISSING, PA — PENN Entertainment (Nasdaq: PENN) expects to open a new 203-room hotel tower at Hollywood Casino Columbus on June 12, pending customary regulatory approvals, expanding the property’s lodging, dining, meeting, and gaming offerings, the company announced.
The 150,000-square-foot tower will add 183 standard rooms and 20 luxury suites to the Columbus property, along with a full-service bar and restaurant called The Hill Eatery & Lounge, conference rooms, a fitness center, and an outdoor seating terrace.
Guests will be able to begin booking rooms on April 15 through the Hollywood Casino Columbus website. More information is available at www.hollywoodcolumbus.com.
PENN said the hotel project is expected to create about 100 new jobs on the west side of Columbus.
Hollywood Casino Columbus will hold job fairs for hotel staff positions on March 27 and April 10, according to the company.
“We’re thrilled to officially announce the opening date for our new hotel at Columbus,” PENN CEO and President Jay Snowden said in a statement. He said the project is part of a broader run of retail development projects that also includes a new casino in Joliet and a second hotel tower at the M Resort.
The property plans to mark the opening on June 12 with outdoor festival and concert events.
In addition to the hotel, Hollywood Casino Columbus also expects to add an expanded high-limit table games room in the second half of 2026, also pending regulatory approvals.
The Columbus hotel tower will be the third of PENN’s previously announced growth projects to be completed, the company said.
PENN opened a new land-based casino in Joliet and a new hotel tower at M Resort Spa Casino Las Vegas in 2025.
The company also said it expects to open the new Hollywood Casino Aurora in Illinois late in the second quarter of this year, while a new land-based property in Council Bluffs, Iowa, is anticipated to open in late 2027 or early 2028.
Hollywood Casino Columbus, located off Interstate 270 West, operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The 160,000-square-foot gaming facility includes slot machines, table games, a retail sportsbook, and what the company describes as the largest poker room in Ohio.
The property also offers more than 16,000 square feet of banquet and event space, along with dining venues including The Lounge at Final Cut Steak & Seafood, The Sportsbook, Mikey’s Late-Night Slice, Dirty Frank’s Hot Dog Palace, Zen Noodle, and Wahlburgers.
PENN operates across 27 jurisdictions in North America through a portfolio of casinos, racetracks, online sports betting, and iCasino businesses.
The company said its PENN Play loyalty program has more than 33 million members.
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