Pick a challenging business scenario over the past year-plus due to COVID-19, and chances are Hollywood Casino Aurora Vice President and General Manager Greg Moore and Sportsbook Manager Hemal Patel have faced it head-on.
Prolonged casino closures? Weathered two of them.
Opening at reduced hours and limited capacity? Yes, with the latter still ongoing.
Shuffled employees into different gaming areas to help offset furloughs? Check.
Repurposed an inactive buffet area to make it a sports bar worthy of the Barstool Sports brand to complement its sportsbook? Done and up and running.
The last item on their laundry list has taken on added importance as Hollywood Aurora is the official land-based tether of the Barstool Sportsbook mobile sports betting app in Illinois.
