■ Those with an aversion to smoke should know that the casino is probably more than 90 percent smoking, though there is a small non-smoking section at one end of the casino.

This casino is equipped with Caesars proprietary Total Touch system that allows customers to order drinks, redeem free play, check their Caesars Rewards account balances, and receive real-time offers based on play. There is no hotel, but qualified players may be accommodated at any number of partner hotels, some of which are in downtown Chicago ( Hyatt Regency McCormick Place ) or about a 10- or 15-minute drive down the road in Indiana ( Residence Inn - Chicago Southeast, Fairfield Inn & Suites - Chicago Southeast or Courtyard by Marriott - Chicago Southeast ). 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. 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.

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