The space which took about a year to transform can hold 800 guests for sit-down dinners and 2,000 for stand-up receptions, trade shows, conferences and concerts. A spacious Green Room contains lighted mirrors and plush couches and chairs for VIPs to lounge on. The space located on the second floor includes 5,000 square feet in the foyer and 20,000 in the main area. “Yes, they are called strolling tables,” Andrea Kleinrock-Marmion, Rivers’ vice-president of food and beverage, said during the Thursday open house “We want to create the ‘Wow’ effect for our guests.”

One had Caesar vegetable rolls with Caesar sauce on the side as well as vegetable garden salad with sauce at the bottom. Models dressed as tables glided across the polished floors as Rivers Casino Pittsburgh unveiled its new event center.