It’s also home to the area’s largest poker room, with 34 tables that play host to big tournaments, including World Series of Poker circuit events. The casino boasts thousands and thousands of slot machines and video poker machines (1,500 penny slots alone), and has over 100 table games, including the usual favorites, like blackjack, craps roulette and baccarat. Unlike those casinos however, the Horseshoe Hammond does not have a hotel onsite. Set behind a marina on Lake Michigan, the property includes 108,000 square feet of casino space, putting in on par with many of the mega resorts on the Las Vegas Strip. In terms of revenue, it’s the busiest casino in the Chicago area. The drive time is between 30 minutes to an hour. (Brown Pin) – 16.8 miles from downtown in northern Indiana. (Each colored pin represents one of the 8 casinos near Chicago) Horseshoe Hammond Casino The high figure is the worst case scenario if you are driving there on the busiest time, late Friday afternoon. We’ve included the estimated driving times per Google maps. Here’s a rundown of Chicago’s eight casinos, in order of proximity to downtown. The Horseshoe Hammond and Rivers Casinos are both within 18 miles of downtown and both had just over $425 million in gaming revenue last year, far surpassing the other six area casinos. The two closest casinos to Chicago, are not surprisingly the area’s two most successful (in terms of annual gaming revenue). We’re also only including actual, Vegas-style casinos, with slots, table games, restaurants, entertainment venues, etc., and not the bars and other establishments that have just video poker terminals. The Horseshoe Hammond Casino is less than 17 miles from downtown Chicago

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