Rivers Casino (Pittsburgh)

Rivers Casino
Rivers Casino in September 2010
Rivers Casino is located in Pittsburgh
Rivers Casino
Location of Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania
Rivers Casino is located in Pennsylvania
Rivers Casino
Rivers Casino (Pennsylvania)
Rivers Casino is located in the United States
Rivers Casino
Rivers Casino (the United States)
Location Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Address 777 Casino Drive
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
15212
Opening dateAugust 9, 2009[1]
ThemeWaterfront
Notable restaurantsGrand View Buffet
Ciao
West End Cafe
Andrew's Steak & Seafood
The Wheelhouse
Casino typeLand-Based
OwnerHoldings Acquisition Co. L.P.,
Don H. Barden
Previous namesThe Majestic Star Pittsburgh
Coordinates40°26′51″N 80°01′22″W / 40.447404°N 80.022697°W / 40.447404; -80.022697
Websitehttps://www.riverscasino.com/pittsburgh/

The Rivers Casino is a casino in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is owned by Holdings Acquisition Co. L.P., a joint venture of Walton Street Capital LLC and High Pitt Gaming LP.[2] Located in Pittsburgh's Chateau[3] neighborhood along the Ohio River, adjacent to the Kamin Science Center and nearby Heinz Field and PNC Park, it had its groundbreaking in December 2007 and opened on August 9, 2009.

The casino was originally to be built by Don H. Barden, but financial troubles forced him to sell 75% of his interest in the casino to Holdings Acquisition Co on July 16, 2008.[2] The casino has 3,000 slot machines.

  1. ^ "Rivers Casino opening pushed back because of water damage". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
  2. ^ a b "Pittsburgh's casino to get new name". Pittsburgh Business Times. American City Business Journals, Inc. 2008-11-18.
  3. ^ "Chateau map". Archived from the original on 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2010-09-25. Even though some newspaper articles mention this casino as being in the North Shore neighborhood of Pittsburgh, the official city of Pittsburgh map (see cite URL) indicates that it is actually located in the Chateau neighborhood. Locations west of Allegheny Avenue, south of Western Avenue, and north and east of the Ohio River are in Chateau.