Indiana introduced casino gambling, adding the term "Riverboat Gambling". The word "Boat" was a key element. It had to float on water, and be able to move (cruise). Although a cruise sometimes meant being only a few feet from the dock. A floating vessel with passengers, they also had to meet all USCG requirements, quite an investment compared to land based casinos. Passengers had to wait in long lines for the next boarding time. Each "cruise" lasted 2 hours.
Eventually they went to "open boarding", patrons could enter/depart 24/7. The boat no longer had to leave the dock. But it still had to float.
Casinos on water brings us to NW Indiana, and Lake Michigan. Lots of water! Having a shoreline of 35 miles, 5 gaming licenses were issued. Centrally located in a customer market with millions of people, the rush was on. The following map shows the location of the 5 Casinos.
Harrah's Horseshoe is in Hammond, Indiana.
Ameristar is in East Chicago, Indiana
Majestic Star I & II are in Gary, Indiana, side by side at the same dock.
Blue Chip is in Michigan City, Indiana.
This is an informative post regarding their location, NOT an advertisement to get them business!!
You'll need to do your own homework to find more about the one arm bandits.
Obviously if you're not a gambler, you could care less about this post. Thanks for stopping by.
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