Ameristar Casino East Chicago

Ameristar Casino Hotel East Chicago
Address 777 Ameristar Blvd
East Chicago, Indiana 46312
No. of rooms 291
Casino type Land-Based
Owner Ameristar Casinos
Previous names Showboat East Chicago
Harrah's East Chicago
Resorts East Chicago
Website http://www.ameristar.com/eastchicago

Ameristar Casino Hotel East Chicago is a casino located in East Chicago, Indiana. It is currently owned by Ameristar Casinos.

History

The casino was originally founded by Showboat Casinos as Showboat East Chicago. In 1998, Harrah's Entertainment bought Showboats Casinos, renamed Showboat East Chicago to Harrah's East Chicago, and later sold it to Resorts International Holdings. The casino's name was changed along with the street name to 777 Resort Blvd. (like some Harrah’s branded casinos 777 Harrah’s Blvd). It was later sold in 2007 to Ameristar Casinos and changed its name to Ameristar before the September 2008 deadline.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ John Grochowski (June 21, 1998). "Showboat changes course". Chicago Sun-Times. 
  2. ^ "Harrah's East Chicago casino is sold to Colony Capital.". Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. September 2004. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_200409/ai_n22242984. Retrieved 2008-06-22. 
  3. ^ "AMERISTAR CASINOS’ ACQUISITION OF RESORTS EAST CHICAGO" (Press release). Ameristar Casinos. September 13, 2007. http://www.ameristarcasinos.com/corp/c_aa_vew_prelease.asp?id=1174&catId=70&yearId=-1&cp=3. Retrieved 2008-06-22.