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77: 867: 139: 292: 234: 36: 381: 568:. After selling off the Joliet property in 2001, the Hammond property was rebranded as Horseshoe Casino Hammond on May 4, 2001. In 2004, the corporation was sold to Harrah’s Entertainment (rebranded as Caesars Entertainment in 2010), which began the construction of a new gaming vessel, designed by Friedmutter Group, in 2006. The current 599:, and Asian gaming areas, two 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. 622:
theaters in the United States. Though the standard setup is 2,500 theater-style telescopic seats, the seats can be pulled back to create a full general-admission room that can be set up for more contemporary rock shows, as well as function as a banquet and tradeshow facility. The Venue opened with
759: 674:. 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 its opening in 2008. 651:. More than 200 acts performed in The Venue in its first three years and additional events have included The Great Midwest Smokeout and the Chicago Circuit Championship of the World Series of Poker. 1868: 681:
in the Midwest, featuring 34 tables at all limits and a private poker area, Benny’s Back Room — named for the founder of the original Horseshoe in downtown Las Vegas, Benny Binion.
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table limit of $ 500 was 10 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.
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Horseshoe Casino originally opened as Empress Casino in 1996 as a 54,000-square-foot (5,000 m), four-level gaming vessel.
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Horseshoe Casino has over 350,000 square feet (33,000 m) of gaming space and currently has over 3,000
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The vessel has two public floors, including the main gaming floor with a special high limit,
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Horseshoe has consistently branded itself as the home of the highest limits.
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was established in 1993 as a private holding company, mostly owned by
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the casino on August 8, 2008, with a midnight Asian show featuring
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In October 2017, ownership of the property was transferred to
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Horseshoe regularly hosts poker tournaments, including the
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