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Illinois Casinos
Friday, 25 April 2008 02:14

Illinois was the second state to legalize riverboat casinos. Riverboat casinos began operating there in September 1991 with the launching of the first boat: the Alton Belle.

All Illinois riverboats remain dockside and do not cruise. Unlike Mississippi, however, the casinos are not open 24 hours and state law limits the number of gaming licenses to 10.

As of August 2010, there were nine casinos in operation and a 10th casino was expected open in Des Plaines by late summer 2011.

Here's information from the Illinois Gaming Board showing each casino's average slot payback percentage for the one-year period from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010:

CASINO

PAYBACK %

Casino Queen

94.28

Alton Belle

92.85

Grand Victoria

92.68

Rock Island

91.90

Par-A-Dice

91.58

Harrah’s Joliet

91.58

Hollywood

91.30

Empress

91.07

Harrah’s Metropolis

89.48

These figures reflect the total percentages returned by each casino for all of their electronic machines. As you can see, the Casino Queen returned the most to its slot machine players, while Harrah's in Metropolis returned the least.

Admission is free to all Illinois casinos and, unless otherwise noted, all casinos offer: slots, video poker, blackjack, craps, roulette, Caribbean stud poker and three card poker. Some casinos also offer: let it ride (LIR), baccarat (B), mini-baccarat (MB), poker (P) and pai gow poker (PGP).

If you want to order a drink while playing, be aware that Illinois gaming regulations do not allow casinos to provide free alcoholic beverages. The minimum gambling age is 21.

For more information on visiting Illinois contact the state’s Bureau of Tourism at (800) 226-6632 or www.enjoyillinois.com

Shown below is a list of all Illinois casinos. Click on a casino name to see a page of detailed information about that particular casino.

 

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