The building is beautiful and spacious, with high ceilings, beautiful chandeliers, and an Art deco vibe. Nowadays, it’s a bustling four-floor, 300,000 square foot gaming venue, complete with nearly 100,000 square feet of gaming floor space, bars, restaurants and more. In fact, the former Higbee Department Store in the city’s Public Square is the same one little Ralphie and his family visited in the iconic holiday movie, “A Christmas Story.” That may be because it’s actually a remodeled department store. JACK Casino ClevelandĬleveland’s only casino doesn’t really look like a casino. It became a JACK Entertainment property in 2016, changing its name accordingly. Opened in May of 2012 as the “Horseshoe Cleveland” it was the first legal casino in the state of Ohio. Jack Casino is right in downtown Cleveland
