The gaming space in Hammond is 44,000 square feet, while the casino in Joliet is 36,000 square feet. Overcapacity and high gaming taxes in Illinois have harmed the market.īinion’s company, Horseshoe, is based in Las Vegas and owns casinos in Bossier City, Louisiana, and Tunica, Mississippi. It and Harrah’s Entertainment are the only casino operators in the Chicago area that have two casinos rather than one.
Binion’s $600 million purchase, which includes the assumption of Empress debt, places it in the country’s fourth-largest gambling market after Las Vegas, Atlantic City, and Mississippi.įirmly held Empress, based in Joliet, owns riverboat casinos in both Joliet and Hammond, Indiana. Today, Jack’s Horseshoe Gaming LLC announced the acquisition of Empress Entertainment, the largest casino operator in the Chicago area.
