The long planned casino complex Rivers Casino is finally set to open on July 18, 2011. This is pending the approval of the Illinois Gaming Board. It will be built in Des Plaines, located in Chicago.
“We are excited to open the doors to the Rivers Casino,” said Neil Bluhm, Midwest Gaming and Entertainment LLC Chairman. “It is a showplace attraction for the entire region. We have considered every detail with our customers in mind.”
The Casino Layout
The new Rivers Casino will consist of about 1,050 slot machines and nearly 48 table games. On June 21, officials stated that the table games will offer the largest betting limits across the state. The slots are to be placed along the aisles, while the gaming tables will be found in the center of the casino, adjacent to the cocktail lounge, Lotus, which will rise above the floor of the casino.
The Marketing Vice President for Rivers Casino, Albert Liu, explained, “It’s laid out to be very open, very spacious. You won’t get lost.”
There will be four restaurants on offer, the most expensive being chop House and Hugo’s Frog. The casino will also offer two lounges. One of these is Cube, which consists of an outdoor patio covering a number of levels, capable of being both a sports bar and a music venue with a capacity of up to 500 people.
Even the restrooms are worth a mention, being adorned with dark wooden paneling and stunning stone, which is also found throughout the rest of the building.
Along with extravagant toilet facilities, the Rivers Casino also incorporates eco-friendly components. For example, skylights and LED lights have been used to help save on energy and the Canopy will be decorated with two walls of live vines.
On the other hand, the casino will also provide a garage with five floors as well as a surface lot with 2,300 parking spaces.
Liu stated, “We think it will blow away anything else here in the gaming market.”
Prime Location
The single-storey building is still under construction. However, it has been estimated that this gambling hall, which stretches out to over 147,000 square feet, will be one of the top casinos in Chicago.
One of the main reasons is its location—it’s based at the corner of Devon Avenue and River Road in the southeastern region of Des Plaines, which is opposite to Rosemont with its mass of busy hotels and the convention center. This means that there are at least 16,000 hotel rooms in proximity to the casino. It’s also only 16 miles from the center of Chicago and very near to O’Hare Airport.
High-Stakes Gambling
Although the upper table limits have not yet been released, it has been revealed that high-stakes gambling will be offered. Those who wish to partake in such gaming will be offered a more discrete gaming area, with an invitation lounge also included.