The vessel is adjacent to the pavilion that houses additional food outlets (see below), as well as a gift shop and ballroom/meeting facilities. The vessel boasts two public areas: a main gaming floor with special high limit, poker, and Asian gaming sections and additional gaming space, a 3,400 capacity entertainment space – The Venue, and a buffet. The current casino facility – a combination of the vessel plus a pavilion – opened on Aug. In 2004 Harrah’s Entertainment bought the Horseshoe and built a new vessel. It was re-branded as Horseshoe Casino Hammond on May 4, 2001. Just ask for drink pricing before you order.A 25-minute drive from downtown Chicago and located in the middle of an industrial area, Horseshoe Hammond was originally the Empress Casino, opening in 1996 as a 54,000-square-foot, four-level gaming vessel. But, the HorseShoe Casino is well worth a visit. Now, would we go back? If we do visit Chicago again we probably would go back just because you can smoke, unless IL passes a new law in their Casino's. She did not let us know up front the drinks were not complimentary.

But, being a Total Rewards holder and visiting locations in PA and NJ and being use to 'complimentary' drinks, it was a shock to hear the cocktail server ask for $18.00 for 2 drinks. The fact you could smoke was a nice feature.

We would say not enough ticker redemption machines. The staff at the Total Rewards counter were some what happy to be at work. Plese being a 'Total Rewards' holder we thought we would get some sort of special guess treatment being that we live in MD. We didn't like or enjoy the fact you can't smoke in the IL casino's, but you can here at the Horseshoe. Figured we would drive down and visit Horseshoe Casino since it was so close.

We were staying in Chicago for the Holidays.

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