Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, which is the majority owner of Grand Victoria Casino & Hotel in Rising Sun will put on the market the 201-room hotel and casino in September, according to general manager Steven Jimenez. He also said that the 1,100 employees have already been notified.
The casino opened on October 4, 1996, and according to Jimenez he did not know what prompted the decision to sell the casino nor the price the managers are asking for.
In 2005 the casino earned $150 million. The 40,000-square-foot riverboat casino offers 42 gaming tables, 1,489 slot machines and has five restaurants and a complete golf course.