CrapsForever
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May 3rd, 2012 at 3:03:42 PM permalink
In Chicago for the week. Got destroyed at the Rivers Casino today; Craps table COLDER than Ice! Thinking about heading to Hammond Horseshoe in Indiana to check out their Poker Room and play some Craps there. Appreciate any info/advice?
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scottndindy
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May 3rd, 2012 at 4:23:51 PM permalink
I have always found the Hammond Casino to be a great place to play. It is a large casino and you should have no problem finding a table to play on. They have a number of craps tables and I have always seen multiple open with players on them. They offer 100x odds and huge limits.

I know a number of people on here like playing Pai Gow. The casino has 3 pai gow tables in the Le Cheng Casino along with a big baccarat table that is often open with 25 minimum.

I've never played poker there.
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May 3rd, 2012 at 4:43:42 PM permalink
We love that place. Enjoy yourself!
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CrapsForever
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May 3rd, 2012 at 6:14:07 PM permalink
Thanks! I will be going there tomorrow.
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May 3rd, 2012 at 6:27:06 PM permalink
Quote: scottndindy

I have always found the Hammond Casino to be a great place to play. It is a large casino and you should have no problem finding a table to play on. They have a number of craps tables and I have always seen multiple open with players on them. They offer 100x odds and huge limits.

I know a number of people on here like playing Pai Gow. The casino has 3 pai gow tables in the Le Cheng Casino along with a big baccarat table that is often open with 25 minimum.

I've never played poker there.



Pai Gow Poker ($20 minimum) is really nice there in the Asian gaming room. The dealers and floor people are very pleasant. I've rarely seen craps at less than $10 minimum. The buffet is the best I've had at any Midwest (WI, IL, IN, IA) casino. The Majestic Star a few miles away always has a $5 craps table and $10 Pai Gow Poker, but the food there is terrible.
CrapsForever
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May 4th, 2012 at 11:35:18 AM permalink
Disappointed! Got to Horseshoe Hammond @ 8:45am. Only 1 Craps table open; CROWDED with a $10 minimum. Things did not end well for me.
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July 14th, 2012 at 8:26:14 AM permalink
This is far and away my favorite casino in the Chicagoland area. I'm staying in the area this morning and headed over there shortly after a good session last night. Played Pai Gow Poker and Craps. Ended up several hundred, thanks to a couple of good rolls on a table in the pit that closes earliest... closed in fact while I was on the table.
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July 14th, 2012 at 8:58:47 AM permalink
I did awful there last Sunday. I still like it though. Noodle Bar is pretty good after you play pai gow for a little bit.
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July 14th, 2012 at 2:22:44 PM permalink
Quote: FinsRule

Noodle Bar is pretty good after you play pai gow for a little bit.

I agree! You got a comp, of course?
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February 23rd, 2018 at 3:36:01 AM permalink
Closed by rising flood waters.
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February 23rd, 2018 at 4:00:17 AM permalink
Quote: FleaStiff

Closed by rising flood waters.



I think you have your Indiana Horseshoes mixed up.
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February 23rd, 2018 at 5:51:23 AM permalink
Quote: FinsRule

I think you have your Indiana Horseshoes mixed up.

Indiana? Ohio? I don't know... if its damp in the area don't go there. Its some horseshoe casino that closed temporarily due to flooding.
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February 23rd, 2018 at 11:01:51 AM permalink
Oh wow. that's some VERY high water. Usually they close when the road is flooded. That happens once every few years, depending on what the CoE does with the river. This time, the water is all the way back/up to the hotel and at the level of the first floor of the building (borderline getting inside). That's many feet over the level of the roadway, which is itself a good distance over the usual water level.



This boat has a floating adjustable walkway between the mainland and the casino. boarding is possible on any of the 4 floors, and the ramp angle can be adjusted. I wonder how that looks today.

Several years ago I visited the old Argosy in Sioux City, IA. It looked like this, with the employee entrance ramp under water and the guest ramp so steep it had to have a board ladder laid into it so people could climb the slope:


Edited to show the pic of HSI's flooding. Which was, you know, kind of the whole point...
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February 23rd, 2018 at 6:08:36 PM permalink
Quote: rdw4potus

Oh wow. that's some VERY high water. Usually they close when the road is flooded. That happens once every few years, depending on what the CoE does with the river. This time, the water is all the way back/up to the hotel and at the level of the first floor of the building (borderline getting inside). That's many feet over the level of the roadway, which is itself a good distance over the usual water level.



This boat has a floating adjustable walkway between the mainland and the casino. boarding is possible on any of the 4 floors, and the ramp angle can be adjusted. I wonder how that looks today.

Several years ago I visited the old Argosy in Sioux City, IA. It looked like this, with the employee entrance ramp under water and the guest ramp so steep it had to have a board ladder laid into it so people could climb the slope:


Edited to show the pic of HSI's flooding. Which was, you know, kind of the whole point...



In some.parallel life, I never left Sioux City after high school. Probably got pregnant by a particular unnamed guy before graduation. Dealt.the night shift at the Argosy after hubby got home and could take care of the kids. Cashier at the HyVee part-time for extra money.

Shudder.
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February 24th, 2018 at 6:01:20 AM permalink
Quote: FinsRule

I think you have your Indiana Horseshoes mixed up.

Yep, the picture is Horseshoe Southern Indiana. Belterra Casino is also closed, not sure about the others on the River.
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March 1st, 2018 at 4:09:36 AM permalink
yes, the photos are of course impressive. I think they will decide something with this.
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