8 , ▁the ▁show ▁preview ed ▁at ▁the ▁London ▁Hi pp od rome ▁with ▁great ▁success , ▁and ▁stayed ▁running ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Ha ig ' s ▁Hi pp od rome ▁le ase ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁show ▁La ▁C lique ▁at ▁the ▁Hi pp od rome ▁won ▁an ▁Oliv ier ▁Award ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁in ▁the ▁" Best ▁Entertainment " ▁category . ▁ ▁The ▁Hi pp od rome ▁Cas ino ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁le ase ▁on ▁the ▁Hi pp od rome ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁Le ic ester - born ▁father ▁and ▁son ▁entrepr ene urs ▁Jimmy ▁and ▁Simon ▁Thomas , ▁who ▁began ▁an ▁extensive ▁rest oration ▁programme ▁taking ▁the ▁Hi pp od rome ▁back ▁to ▁Match am ' s ▁original ▁designs ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁cas ino ▁and ▁entertain ment ▁ven ue . ▁During ▁the ▁planning ▁stage , ▁the ▁adjacent ▁C ran b ourn ▁Mans ions ▁building ▁became ▁available ▁and ▁plans ▁were ▁red raft ed ▁to ▁incorpor ate ▁this ▁former ▁gentlemen ' s ▁a partment ▁block ▁into ▁the ▁design , ▁dou bling ▁the ▁event ual ▁flo ors pace ▁and ▁linked ▁using ▁a ▁new ▁structure ▁s ited ▁within ▁the ▁existing ▁light ▁well ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁buildings . ▁ ▁In vest ment ▁in ▁the ▁building ▁reported ly ▁came ▁to ▁over ▁£ 4 0 ▁million , ▁the ▁funds ▁being ▁raised ▁by ▁the ▁Thomas ▁family ▁from ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁b ingo ▁h alls ▁prior