Caesars Windsor

Caesars Windsor
Location	377 Riverside Drive East Windsor, Ontario N9A 7H7
Opening date	July 29, 1998
Theme	Roman Empire
No. of rooms	389 room Forum Tower & 369 room Augustus Tower
Total gaming space	9,290 m2 (100,000 sq ft)
Permanent shows	5,000 seat Colosseum at Caesars Windsor
Notable restaurants	Neros Steakhouse
Casino type	Land-Based
Owner	Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
Operating license holder	Caesars Entertainment Corporation
Previous names	Casino Windsor (1998-2008)
Renovated in	2007–2008
Website	Caesars Windsor

Caesars Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada is one of four casinos in the Detroit–Windsor area. Owned by the government of the province of Ontario (through the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation), it is operated by Caesars Entertainment. Both the original Casino Windsor and the new expansion were designed by WZMH Architects. The casino is located on Windsor's riverfront overlooking the Detroit skyline near the Canadian end of the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel. The creation of this casino was a leading factor in the legalization of casino gambling in Detroit.

The "Forum" hotel tower stands at 23 stories tall and opened in 1998. The "Augustus" tower stands at 27 stories and opened in 2008. Caesars Windsor attracts about six million visitors annually. Its main competitors are MGM Grand Detroit, MotorCity Casino, and Greektown Casino in Detroit. Caesars Windsor attracts people from Ontario, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois and other states in the Midwest United States.

The Casino is publicly owned by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation; a large portion of the profits are returned to the provincial government.

In December 2006, Harrah's announced that it would change the name of the casino to Caesars Windsor. The name switch coincided with a number of other significant changes, including a new 27-story hotel (the "Augustus Tower"), a 5,000 seat entertainment centre, and 100,000 square feet (9,300 m²) of convention space.

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