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Horseshoe Casino Hammond, located in Hammond, Indiana, is a 400,000-square-foot (37,000 m²) property containing gaming, entertainment, restaurants, bars, and lounges.

History[edit]

Horseshoe Casino was originally opened as Empress Casino in 1996 as a 54,000-square-foot (5,000 m²), four-level gaming vessel. Horseshoe Gaming Holding Corporation was established in 1993 as a private holding company mostly owned by Jack Binion. In 1999, the corporation acquired Empress Casinos, including both the Hammond property and another Empress Casino in Joliet, Illinois. After selling off the Joliet property in 2001, the Hammond property was re-branded as Horseshoe Casino Hammond on May 4, 2001. In 2004, the corporation was sold to Harrah’s Entertainment (re-branded as Caesars Entertainment in 2010), who oversaw a 2-year construction of a new boat. The current casino facility, a gaming vessel designed by Friedmutter Group beginning in 2006, was opened on August 8, 2008.

In October 2017, ownership of the property was transferred to Vici Properties as part of a corporate spin-off, and it was leased back to Caesars Entertainment.^[2][3]

Facilities[edit]

The vessel has two public floors, including a main gaming floor with special high limit, poker, and Asian gaming areas, 2 feature bars, and a VIP lounge, as well as a second floor with a 3,400 capacity entertainment space, and an updated Village Square Buffet. The vessel is adjacent to the main pavilion with multiple food outlets including Jack Binion’s Steakhouse, as well as a gift shop and ballroom/meeting facilities.

'The Venue' is Horseshoe Casino’s entertainment space which also functions as an area that can host any type of event. The 90,000-square-foot (8,400 m²) space was designed by Canadian designers Sceno Plus, who are best known for designing all of the Cirque du Soleil theaters in the United States as well as the Coliseum at Caesars Palace. Though the standard setup is 2,500 theater-style telescopic seats, the versatility of the room allows those seats to be pulled back for a full general-admission room that can be set up for more contemporary rock shows, as well as function as a banquet and trade show facility. The Venue opened on the same day as the casino on Aug 8, 2008 with a midnight Asian show featuring Andy Hui and William So, and held several more grand opening concerts that same weekend, including Bette Midler, Alicia Keys, Smashing Pumpkins, Mo'Nique, and James Blunt. More than 200 shows were produced in The Venue in the first three years, and additional activities included The Great Midwest Smokeout, as well as the Chicago Circuit Championship of the World Series of Poker.

The casino has a staff of over 2,200 employees.

Gambling[edit]

Horseshoe Casino has over 350,000 square feet (33,000 m²) of gaming space, and currently has over 3,000 slot machines (including over 250 video poker machines) and 100 gaming tables. The high limit gaming room features 125 machines in denominations up to $1,000 and is centered around an acrylic horseshoe statue, the second largest acrylic statue in the United States behind Tiffany’s at the time of the opening in 2008.^{[citation needed]}

Horseshoe is home to the largest poker room in the Midwest, featuring 34 tables at all limits, and including a private poker area, Benny’s Back Room, named for the founder of the original Horseshoe in downtown Las Vegas, Benny Binion.

Horseshoe has consistently branded itself as the home of the highest limits. Benny Binion, on opening the original Binion’s Horseshoe in Las Vegas, was the first to institute high table limits. The craps table limit of $500 was ten times higher than any other casino in Las Vegas, and eventually Binion raised the limit to $10,000 and even eliminated table limits at times.

Horseshoe regularly hosts poker tournaments, including the World Series of Poker Chicago Circuit Event and Chicago Poker Classic. The WSOP Circuit Event is the largest in the United States.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^'Chicago Casino - Horseshoe Hammond'. horseshoehammond.com.
2. ^'Vici Properties Inc., completes spin-off from Caesars Entertainment Operating Company' (Press release). Vici Properties. October 6, 2017 – via NewsBank.
3. ^Form 424B4: Prospectus (Report). Vici Properties. February 2, 2018. p. F-54 – via EDGAR.

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Caesars Southern Indiana is a new $90-million land casino that replaced the former Horseshoe riverboat casino in December 2019. The new 100,000-square-foot casino features 1,650 slots, table games, poker room and sportsbook.

Caesar's predecessor, the Horseshoe Southern Indiana, was a riverboat casino on the Ohio River for more than 21 years,. It opened on Nov. 20, 1998 and operated till the end of 2019. When Caesars opened, the riverboat was sold and removed.

Caesars Entertainment acquired Horseshoe Southern Indiana in July 2018. In April 2018 the Caesars announced plans to replace the riverboat with a land casino named Caesars Southern Indiana to open in December 2019.

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Open 24 hours daily
93,000 square-foot gaming floor
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Jack Binion's Steak - causual attire, upscale steakhouse, opens daily 5pm.

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Directions

From Louisville

• Take I-64 west of Louisville to exit 123 in New Albany, Indiana.
• Turn right at the bottom of the ramp.
• Pass through 2 stop lights. At the stop sign turn right (south) on Main Street (Indiana State Road 111).
• Indiana SR 111 will split into a 'Y.' At the split, bear left and proceed across the railroad crossing. Horseshoe is approximately 8 miles ahead.

From Indianapolis

• Take I-65 south to I-265 West. I-265 will end at I-64.
• Follow I-64 East to exit 123 in New Albany, Indiana.
• Turn right at the bottom of the ramp.
• Pass through 2 stop lights. At the stop sign turn right (south) on Main Street (Indiana State Road 111).
• Indiana SR 111 will split into a 'Y.' At the split, bear left and proceed across the railroad crossing. Horseshoe is approximately 8 miles ahead.

News Articles

Horseshoe Southern Indiana breaks ground on $85 land expansion

June 04, 2018

Ground had been broken on the new expansion project at the Caesar Entertainment's Horseshoe Southern Indiana casino. The project will cost $85 million to complete.

On Wednesday an announcement was made by the casino's General Manager Brad Seigal that project will result in a better experience for guests. The ceremony for the ground breaking was held along the Ohio River. Across from Louisville, Kentucky.

Construction is ready to start. Between 50 and 100 jobs will be created from the project.

During construction there will be a new location for valet pick up and drop off. Valet service will be free to guests and offered around the clock daily.

Horseshoe Southern Indiana is located at the Harrison County line. It is the closest casino to the large Southern Indiana cities and to Louisville. It is the largest riverboat casino in the world. The riverboat complex also offers an entertainment venue, 7 restaurants, a pavilion, a golf course, and a parking garage. When it was built it cost $50 million.

The riverboat casino has 1,650 slot machines in operation. Guests can play both poker and video poker. There is also Blackjack, Roulette, Craps, Mini Baccarat.

In 2015 a law was approved that would allow for riverboat casinos to move onto land. However, the casinos must stay within their current footprint.

The project will be 100,000 square feet when finished. Plans include space for dining, shopping, entertainment, and gaming. It should take 18 months to complete. The building will be a single level.

While construction is going on, the current location will remain open to guests.

Horseshoe Casino will replace riverboat with $85M land casino

April 26, 2018

An expansion project has been planned for a casino in the southern section of Indiana. Plans were recently revealed for the Horseshoe Southern Indiana. The casino will be moving from the riverboat located on the water to the new location on land.

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Riverboats began to receive approval to move gaming operations on land in 2015. The condition was given as long as the land based casino stayed within the current footprint. In January the plan was approved by the Harrison County plan commission. The proposed expansion plan was given approval by the Indiana Gaming Commission when they met on April 24.

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In addition to the new casino space, other plans include dining and shopping options. It will be contained in a building that is 100,000 square feet.

To give guests an easier way for access, the new facility will be built in between the parking garage structure and the current casino building.

The riverboat will be sold once the new building is completed.

The cost to complete the expansion project is estimated to be $85 million. The final completion date has not been released. However, the casino is planning for some time late in 2019.

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