Archive for September, 2009

Illinois Casinos

September 16th, 2009

Illinois is home to riverboat gambling halls, and there are nine dominant gambling dens in Illinois. Illinois gambling dens have been constrained by the government’s limitations and are levied at the biggest percentage in the US. The rules also cutoff the number of casino permits that could be issued to 9, and the state is currently at the max for casino permits. Illinois gambling halls do, however, present a varied assortment of wagering options.

Illinois was the fifth commonwealth admitted to the union on December 3, 1818 and it is the 5th largest heavily populated state in the country. With the introduction of the Alton Belle, Illinois became the 2nd state to permit water based gambling dens. All of the gambling dens offer exceptional gambling from Slots to twenty-one to Roulette.

Argosy’s Alton Belle gambling den was the initial river boat gambling hall in Illinois, opening its doors in nineteen ninety one. It is anchored at One Front Street in Alton. 3 eatery’s close-by for clients. The casino covers 23,000 sq.ft. and features a 1,200 patron bateau and a barge.

Argosy’s Empress Casino is anchored at 2300 Empress Drive in Joliet. There are eighty-five rooms and seventeen suites close-by at the casino hotel. There are 3 eatery’s available. The gambling den occupies 50,000 sq.ft., and has exclusive highlights like an eighty-space trailer park and twenty five hundred patron canal boat.

Casino Queen is located in East Saint Louis at two hundred South Front st. There are one hundred and fifty bedrooms and 7 suites close-at-hand at the gambling den. The casino covers27,500 square feet and provides numerous features. Aside from gaming, Casino Queen presents a 2,500 passenger riverboat, a one hundred and forty spot RV court and easy access to MetroLink light-train station.

These are only 3 of the nine Illinois casinos. They all present exclusive highlights like riverboats and scows. Practically all casinos also present awesome feasting on site. Illinois casinos offer a great deal more than wagering – they present a great vacation adventure.