WINDSOR, Ontario - Caesars Windsor casino is opening under its new name after a C$439-million makeover designed to compete with expanded casinos in nearby Detroit.
Operators of Casino Windsor announced its re-branding as Caesars Windsor in December 2006. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. underwrote the project.
The casino includes a 27-storey, 369-room Augustus Tower hotel and 9,300 square metres of convention space.
The opening is to feature Billy Joel performing for invited guests Thursday night at the 5,000-seat Colosseum theatre. Performers this summer include Patti LaBelle, Michael Bolton, Ringo Starr, Reba McEntire, Randy Travis, Neil Sedaka and Donna Summer.
Windsor's first casino opened in 1994. Detroit has three state-chartered casinos.
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