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Hollywood Casino at the Meadows has noticed growing interest in the table game baccarat, resulting in a brand-new baccarat-centric game room on the casino floor, expected to be unveiled later this year. This experience is a regional exclusive. Other area casinos like Rivers and Live! don’t have dedicated baccarat rooms, providing a cohesive experience for players. The game isn’t dealer versus player like many casino tabletop games;
instead, there are two options, but players decide to bet the player hand or banker hand. Hollywood Casino at the Meadows has always had at least two baccarat tables, said director of table games Stacey Leclerc. “We have seen a growing interest in this area over the last 12 months or so,” Leclerc said. “We are going to invest in growing that on the casino floor.”
Lounge, will have eight tables in total: six for baccarat, one for pai gow and one for blackjack. Currently, the baccarat tables are situated open on the casino floor with the other table games, but they will all be moved into the new lounge, adding to the cohesive theme.
The new room, titled Bacc 8
Construction is in progress as of the start of November, and decor and other ornamentation will begin soon. The Bacc 8 Lounge will occupy the former poker room.
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The new Bacc 8 Lounge will not just feature gaming tables but also a lounge area with booths, tables and high-top tables for patrons to sit and enjoy a meal in a thematic, aesthetic and relaxing atmosphere.
rely on customer favorites and dishes that work at other markets. Other Hollywood Casinos also have similar baccarat lounges, so what’s successful at other properties can be adapted for the local market.
JT Broadway, vice president of food and beverage, added that the cultural feel of the room is essential. Baccarat is popular with the Asian population, so the Bacc 8 Lounge will be themed accordingly. Bacc 8 Lounge will be serviced directly from Zen Noodle, as well as the other property restaurants. The next revamping phase will feature new Zen Noodle dishes, including items with more excitement and flair, “using cultural dishes to really tie the whole picture together,” Broadway said.
Broadway previously worked at the St. Louis locations of Hollywood Casino and River City Casino and Hotel, which each had baccarat rooms and an Asian restaurant. His previous experience will help make this transition easier.
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The communal, familial nature of Chinese and Vietnamese culture, too, will be highlighted in the Bacc 8 Lounge, with sharable dishes and larger tables. Everything about the room is crafted and selected with intention, including the name, which was chosen because of the number eights’s importance in
“We’re always looking for ways to invest in and enhance the table games experience,” Leclerc added. “The more new people we can get to try
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“It is a little bit of a different experience because a lot of the table games are set to be your hand versus the dealer’s hand,” Leclerc said. “Most importantly, if anybody is not sure or curious, we have dealers that are always willing to help. People come up all the time.” Dealers are ready and willing to help teach new players, explaining how everything works. Leclerc said it’s simple: just approach a table and ask. She said that one of her favorite things is to have someone excited to learn a game and try something new.
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Hollywood Casino at The Meadows guests will soon see refreshed branding at The Sportsbook to accompany the casino’s new partnership with ESPN BET. “We are thrilled to be partnered with the worldwide leader in sports,” said sportsbook manager Josh Herman. With the rebranding, the Sportsbook will be getting a facelift, including signage, decor and menus. Construction is set for November, with a grand opening weekend in January. The space will be half sportsbook and
half sports bar, with one cohesive, allencompassing umbrella: ESPN BET. JT Broadway, vice president of food and beverage, said the core vibe of the space is an elevated sports bar. Maintaining the game day feel while making it a complete experience is essential. Partnering with an entity as large as ESPN BET is a huge accomplishment for the team, Broadway said. “A sportsbook is a venue where people can wager on sports, but our sportsbook is so much more than that. Our venue is a complete
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experience. You can play a game while having a beer and tune into the big sporting event of the day with a beautiful plate of delicious chicken wings in front of you. Those are four of my favorite things,” Herman said. The all-inclusive experience offers options not available at other sports bars, like UFC events and other payper-view events available to watch in The Sportsbook free of charge. Other locations may require a cover charge. “I love Saturday and Sunday mornings when there is palpable energy in the sportsbook. The guests are all
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discussing the day’s games and what they are going to bet on, and there is the smell of great food as the kitchen prepares some awesome dishes. If you need a break from playing The Sportsbook is a great place to catch a breather, play cornhole and enjoy a cold beer or fun cocktail,” Herman said. The food and drink menus will be updated, keeping fan favorites while introducing new options, such as elevating the cocktail menu to provide fun, new drinks. Broadway said new events will come, too, like happy hours and trivia.
Broadway said the casino is in the process of coordinating the opening weekend with ESPN BET is excited to have a relationship with the behemoth brand, especially seeing as Pittsburgh will host the 2026 NFL Draft. ESPN BET’s first retail location was in Detroit’s Hollywood Greektown Casino, which launched while Detroit played host to the 2024 NFL Draft. Seeing the fanfare and talent with that grand opening excites Broadway for the opportunities that could be coming to Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. The team is committed to creating
an exciting experience beyond the launch, making ESPN BET Sportsbook the place to be on game day. Herman said that the staff’s ability to focus on the entire guest experience makes for an electric and energized atmosphere on game day. “The staff at the sportsbook counter is very knowledgeable and is always happy to help with any questions. Sports betting can be intimidating for a novice, but we take a lot of pride in being able to help a guest get some action in and add some excitement to watching a game, even if they haven’t bet before,” Herman said.
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Hollywood Casino at the Meadows is the place for more this holiday season, and this year, it’s even bigger than ever, with more winners, more cash, more fireworks, more champagne and more fun. Topping the casino’s successful Beetlebar Halloween Pop-Up Bar Experience will be hard. Luckily, patrons don’t have to wait until New Year’s Eve to party again. All December, promotions are filled with holiday cheer, and every weekend, the entertainment calendar is packed with crowd favorites so everyone can sing along. Hollywood Casino at The Meadows will be wrapping up the holiday season with Bon Journey on Dec. 27, Dancing Queen on Dec. 28 and No Bad JuJu on Dec. 31. Hollywood Casino at The Meadows is working with hotel partner Hyatt Place at The Hollywood Casino to provide the best accommodations for our visiting guests to eat, stay and play. Holiday packages will include a room at Hyatt Place, dinner for two at The Sportsbook Restaurant, complimentary beverages and more. PENN Play members should watch their mailboxes and emails for details. And, of course, it wouldn’t be the holiday season without giving back to the community. Hollywood Casino at The Meadows is once again offering the Toys for Tots partnership with North Strabane Police and Fire Departments, which kicked off in early November and runs through mid-December. Last year, the community filled both trucks until the truck beds overflowed, and the casino is hoping for an even better turnout this year. All holiday promotions are open to any PENN Play members, and the casino’s PENN Play team is available daily to help with any questions or quickly register any new guest. The casino has brought back the Pick-AStocking Sweepstakes on Saturdays in December. Five winners every hour can pick a stocking off a tree and unwrap up to $2,500 PENN Slot Play. Table players can enjoy the $35,000 Cold Hard Cash Giveaway, with unlimited entries on Lucky Hands while playing table games or poker in December and earn double entries on Fridays. There will be weekly quick draws on Dec. 7 and 14 and the grand cash finale on Dec. 21. The Meadows New Year’s Eve Week kicks off
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