Private company

Horseshoe Gaming Holding Corporation

Company that owns these casinos based in Paradise¹

Horseshoe Gaming Holding Corporation was established in 1993 with its only asset being the rights to use the Horseshoe name on casinos. The corporation was a private holding company mostly owned by Jack Binion.² It is part of Caesars Entertainment Corporation.¹ It ceased to exist in 2004.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1993Founded¹

Industrygambling¹
HeadquartersParadise¹
Websitewww.horseshoe.com

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Corporate structure

Horseshoe Gaming Holding Corporation is part of a group headed by Caesars Entertainment Corporation. 5 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Caesars Entertainment Corporation Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Horseshoe Gaming Holding Corporation Paradise
- London Clubs International Subsidiary · London
- Caesars Interactive Entertainment Subsidiary · United States
- CAESARS RESORT COLLECTION, LLC Subsidiary · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Horseshoe Las Vegas Owned · Nevada, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Jack Binion in 1993.¹

In 1994, the company acquired the Horseshoe Bossier City. The following year it opened a second casino Horseshoe Casino Tunica.

In 1999 the company grew more by acquiring Empress Casinos and its two casinos.

In 2001, the Empress Casino in Joliet was sold to Argosy Gaming Company and the Empress Casino in Hammond was rebranded to the Horseshoe Casino Hammond which opened under the new name on May 4, 2001.

In 2004 the corporation was sold to Harrah's Entertainment which retained the corporation as the operating company for its Horseshoe branded casinos.

From Wikipedia’s article on Horseshoe Gaming Holding Corporation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.³