A casino in Reno undergoing a multi-million dollar renovation, a woman hitting a big jackpot in California, and Hard Rock Rockford in Illinois turning one are some of the casino chips CardsChat dug up this week.

Eldorado Hotel Casino in Reno updating rooms

The Eldorado Hotel Casino is in the beginning stages of undergoing a $24 million remodel that will update its hotel rooms.

The Caesars’s owned casino has applied for permits to remodel and update the hallways, rooms and suites located on floors three through 10 of its Virginia Tower.

The El Dorado open in 1973 with 272 hotel rooms, six suites, a 24-hour coffee shop, and a dinner restaurant, according to Reno Historical. It now has more than 800 rooms between its five towers after going through several significant expansions starting in 1995.

Woman wins $300,000 in California casino

A woman from Bakersville, California turned a $12.50 bet into a $300,000 jackpot payday at Eagle Mountain Casino. Playing a Dollar Storm slot machine, she hit the $305,367.30 jackpot.

The unnamed lady said she will invest the money.

The Eagle Mountain Casino, located in Portersville, broke ground this summer on a construction project that will add a hotel and resort to the property. Completion of the project is expected to finish in 2027.

Hard Rock Casino Rockford celebrates first anniversary

Hard Rock Casino Rockford had its first birthday yesterday, and officials celebrated by holding a party for its 1,000 team members with with games, food and drink, a DJ, and giveaways, according to the Rock River Current.

Since opening last year, the casino generated more than $36 million in gaming tax revenue for Illinois, including about $8.4 million that went locally.

“There’s a lot of things that we think we did great in Year 1, and there’s always stuff that we want to do better and more of. We’ll just continue refining our opening year of operations and getting better,” Geno Iafrate, president of Hard Rock Casino Rockford, told reporters.

Iafrate also said that the casino is already looking to expand.

“Not quite ready to talk about them, but we’re working really hard behind the scenes to make sure that our second act here at the Hard Rock is something that’s as impressive or more impressive than what you see today,” he said.

It only took a year for Hard Rock Rockford to become the third most visited casino in the state, behind Wind Creek Chicago Southland and Rivers Casino in Des Plaines. There are 17 casinos in the state.

“Competition is at our doorstep,” Iafrate said. “The goal is to work harder, grow and expand our footprint, and continue to be the dominant gaming and entertainment destination in the region.”