www.empresscasino.com Location:(43 miles S.W. of Chicago) Reservation Number: (888) 4-EMPRESS Rooms: 85 Price Range: $40-$120 Suites: 17 Price Range: $80-$140 Restaurants: 3 Buffets: B-$3.95 L-$6.95 D-$9.95 Valet Parking: $5/Free with Empress Card Casino Hours: 8:30am-6:30am Casino Size: 16,800 Square Feet - Empress I Casino Size: 19,400 Square Feet - Empress II Other Games: LIR, MB, P Senior discount: Mondays receive a $1.99 breakfast buffet and double points before 10:30am, if 55 or older and a member of the slot club. Special Features: 1,000-passenger Empress I and 1,500-passenger Empress II are modern yachts on the Des Plaines River. Off track betting parlor located in land-based pavilion. Rooms are at on-property Empress Hotel. 15% discount on meals, gift shop purchases and lodging when you show Empress card. 80-space RV park.
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www.harrahs.com Location:(43 miles S.W. of Chicago) Reservation Number: (800) HARRAHS Rooms: 204 Price Range: $69-$159 Suites: 81 Price Range: $300 Restaurants: 2 Buffets: B-$6.99 L-$7.99 D-$12.99/$18.99 (Fri-Sat) Valet Parking: $5 Casino Hours: 8:30am-6:30am Size: 13,440 Square Feet - Southern Star II Size: 17,000 Square Feet - Northern Star Other Games: MB, P Casino Marketing: (800) HARRAHS Special Features: Complimentary soda and juice. Northern Star is a 1,000-passenger modern mega-yacht. Southern Star II is an 1880s stern wheeler replica. Both boats are on the Des Plaines River. Pavilion houses 210-seat buffet, steakhouse, sports bar and lounge with live entertainment. 10% room discount with a slot club card. The hotel has four large suites which can only be reserved through the casino.
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www.hollywoodcasino.com Location:(41 miles W. of Chicago) Toll Free Number: (800) 888-7777 Restaurants: 5 Buffets: B-$4.99 L-$7.99 D-$11.99/$14.99 (Fri/Sun) Valet Parking: $2/$4 (Fri-Sat)/Free with Marquee or Screen Card Casino I Hours: 8:30am-6:30am Casino II Hours: 10:30am-2am Size: 21,000 Square Feet - City of Lights I Size: 11,000 Square Feet - City of Lights II Other Games: B, MB, (P on City of Lights I ) Casino Marketing: (630) 801-7203 Senior Discount: 2-for-1 breakfast or lunch buffet on Thursday, if 55 or older. Must have slot club card. Special Features: 1,200-passenger City of Lights I and 675-passenger City of Lights II are paddlewheel-replica boats on the Fox River. All restaurants are in land-based pavilion. Headliner entertainment offered at nearby Paramount Arts Center.
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www.jumers.com Location:(170 miles W. of Chicago) Reservation Number: (800) 477-7747 Restaurants: 1 on boat adjacent to casino Buffets: L-$5.95 D-$8.95 Valet Parking: Free Casino Hours: 7am-1am/3am (Fri-Sat) Casino Size: 8,100 Square Feet Casino Marketing: (800) 477-7747 Senior Discount: Free buffet if you play a mini- mum of $50 in slots or buy in for at least $50 and play for a minimum of 50 minutes on table games, if 50, or older. Special Features: 1,200-passenger old-fashioned paddlewheel boat on the Mississippi River. Free hors d'oeuvres, coffee, juice and soft drinks. $1 mixed drinks. Casinos on 3 decks. Restaurant is on the Effie Afton which is another boat docked next to the casino. Live outdoor music June through September
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www.harrahs.com Location:(Across from Paducah, KY. Take exit 37 on I-24) Toll-Free Number: (800) 935-7700 Restaurants: 2 Buffets: B-$4.99 L-$6.99/$7.99 (Sat/Sun) D-$10.99/ $12.99 (Sat/Sun)/$15.99 (Wed) Hours: 9am-5am/7am (Fri-Sat) Valet Parking: Not Offered Other Games: MB, LIR, P Casino Size: 22,150 Square Feet Casino Marketing: (800) 929-5905 Special Features: 1,300-passenger side wheeler-replica on the Ohio River. Both restaurants are in land-based pavilion. Casino offers packages through local hotels.
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