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By the Time You Read This, Gov. Pat Quinn May Have Signed Into Law A Gambling By the time you read this, Gov. Pat Quinn may have signed into law a bill that would bring slot machines to both local airports and five new casinos to the state, including one in downtown Chicago. Yes, the odds of our dog winning the World Series of Poker are probably better than the chances of all that getting the green light. A safer bet: The Chicago casino Rahm is pushing for will be approved— Quinn has said he’s open to the idea. Between that, the new Rivers Casino near O’Hare and legalized poker machines coming soon to Illinois taverns, gambling is having a moment. We chime in with local casino picks, tales from inside the biz and a look at the psychology behind the PHOTO: CHIPS, MARTHA WILLIAMS; PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: JAMIE DIVECCHIO RAMSAY gaming floor—insights that, whether poker pro or slot player, you’ll want to have up your sleeve. 339.ft.gambling.best.layout.indd 13 August 25–31, 2011 TIMEOUTCHICAGO.COM 13 8/18/11 1:39 PM Xxxxx Our guide to the greatest gambling hits within 75 miles has something for everyone— even the slot-machine virgin. By Marissa Conrad Illustration by Morgan Schweitzer HORSESHOE CASINO HAMMOND This casino’s not short on serious dice rollers. But on weekends, it draws a crowd of twentysomethings there for the scene as much as the slot machines, thanks to the proximity to downtown (a 17-mile shot over the Chicago Skyway) and free shuttles MAJESTIC STAR CASINO & HOTEL roaming Chicago. Grab a cocktail (they run as cheap as $4) This riverboat casino in Gary, Indiana, at Push, the sleek bar in the center of the gaming f oor, is like a time machine to the 1970s, and f irt with the penny slots or $1–$2 no-limit Hold’Em. down to the disco funk music and Or just f irt your way through the inevitable bachelor and mirrored ceilings with track lighting. bachelorette parties—you’ll probably have better odds. Tell me something good? POTAWATOMI BINGO CASINO This stately casino in downtown Milwaukee snags some good acts at its 500-seat theater. It’s also home HORSESHOE CASINO HAMMOND Pros should watch for World Series to a room with 115 TVs for off-track of Poker–qualifying tourneys here (the last one, in October 2010, had betting, not to mention a booming buy-ins up to $10,000). But all are welcome in the 34-table poker room, bingo hall. The wonders of sitting the largest in the Midwest, offering almost any popular style of the next to a 70-year-old woman who game at any limit. With chandeliers, leather chairs and photos of poker has her Troll doll collection lined up legends, it feels like a stately parlor—packed with men in baseball caps on the table are worth a visit, even if and mirrored sunglasses. Call ahead to secure a spot on weekend nights. you don’t get to scream “Bingo!” for a $200 (or greater) prize. HARRAH’S JOLIET Get your feet wet with more than 200 video poker machines. The live poker “room” (it’s more of a corner, with only eight FOUR WINDS CASINO RESORT tables) is home to dealers and regulars who know how to throw down. Set on Native American sovereign Try Mississippi stud, a riff on seven-card stud that allows for higher land, this Michigan casino/resort betting—Harrah’s was the f rst in Illinois to offer it. is a serene escape, from its skylit lobby to the low-lit Copper Rock Steakhouse. But the gambling is serious, with 3,000 slots, live AMERISTAR CASINO HOTEL EAST CHICAGO Most poker daily and some unusual areas of this casino feature low ceilings and the picks, like keno. Showseekers can stench of stale smoke, but the baccarat room is a head to nearby Blue Chip Casino different world. The 12 tables are nearly always full, Hotel Spa in Michigan City, Indiana, sometimes with an audience, and you’re next to a small where recent headliners at the observation deck where you can gaze at Lake Michigan 15,000-square-foot Stardust Event while getting a much-needed breath of fresh air. Center have included Joan Rivers. Ameristar Casino Hotel East Blue Chip Casino Hotel Spa, Four Winds Casino Resort, Grand Victoria Casino Elgin, Harrah’s Joliet, 151 N Joliet Chicago, 777 Ameristar Blvd, 777 Blue Chip Dr, Michigan City, 11111 Wilson Rd, New 250 S Grove Ave, Elgin (888-508- St, Joliet (815-740-7800, East Chicago, IN (866-711-4263, IN (219-879-7711, Buffalo, MI (866-494-6371, 1900, grandvictoria-elgin.com) harrahsjoliet.com) ameristar.com) bluechipcasino.com) fourwindscasino.com) 14 TIMEOUTCHICAGO.COM August 25–31, 2011 339.ft.gambling.best.layout.indd 14 8/18/11 1:40 PM Xxxxx RIVERS CASINO A 44,000- square-foot gaming f oor ups the ante with the highest table HORSESHOE CASINO limits in Illinois, including a HAMMOND The Venue, a 3,400- $100,000 maximum bet on seat auditorium within Horseshoe, mini baccarat. A swank, private books big-name acts, such as high-limit room is home to a Erykah Badu, ZZ Top and Stone solitary blackjack table, which Temple Pilots. we presume is reserved for James Bond. HOLLYWOOD CASINO JOLIET Props to the celebrity- impersonating dealers (Thursday– Saturday 7pm–3am; Sunday 4pm–2am), even if we can’t f gure out who the woman in the low-cut police off cer uniform is supposed RIVERS CASINO Hugo’s Frog Bar and Chop House, to be. Madonna, Elvis and Clark an offshoot of Gibsons, is the main dining draw here, Kent are more recognizable, with buttery frog legs and potent Manhattans served to adding character to games like high rollers holding court in cushy leather booths. But blackjack and three-card poker. there’s also Canopy Buffet, burger-and-fries outpost FLIPT and casual Asian spot Mian, all worth the cash. RIVERS CASINO There are 48 table games here, nearly double GRAND VICTORIA CASINO ELGIN Gourmet? No. But the number most local casinos pizza, pasta, stir-fry, fried chicken and carving stations offer. Standards like blackjack, of beef, ham, turkey and prime rib constitute about craps and roulette mingle with Pai two percent of the offerings in one of the biggest Gow poker, baccarat and more. buffets you’ve laid eyes on…even by casino standards. HORSESHOE CASINO HAMMOND A cascading waterfall welcomes HOLLYWOOD CASINO JOLIET gamblers to Le Cheng, a room that In December, the completion of offers Asian games. Try your hand at a $65 million postf re renovation Pai Gow Tiles, a matching game using brought Hollywood Stadium, a bar Chinese dominoes—Horseshoe is one and grill with a 1,600-square-foot of the few casinos in the country to video wall that can show nine have these tables. different sports games at once. Hollywood Casino Joliet, 777 Horseshoe Casino Hammond, Majestic Star Casino & Hotel, Potawatomi Bingo Casino, Rivers Casino, 3000 S River Hollywood Blvd, Joliet (888-436- 777 Casino Center Dr, 1 Buffington Harbor Dr, Gary, IN 1721 W Central St, Milwaukee, Rd, Des Plaines (888-307-0777, 7737, hollywoodcasinojoliet.com) Hammond, IN (219-473-7000, (219-977-7777, majesticstar.com) WI (800-729-7244, paysbig.com) playrivers.com) horseshoehammond.com) August 25–31, 2011 TIMEOUTCHICAGO.COM 15 339.ft.gambling.best.layout.indd 15 8/18/11 1:40 PM Gambling Jackpot! For our money, these areMarissa the funniest Conrad slot machines around. By AIRPLANE! THE HANGOVER Spotted at Rivers Spotted at Horseshoe Casino Casino, the Ameristar, We’re not surprised it’s here. the Majestic Star We are surprised by the crowd Leslie Nielsen’s face of spectators surrounding it. spins faster than our Folks, the Village People Party heads after eating f sh. (right) is wide open! THE VILLAGE PEOPLE PARTY Spotted at Horseshoe Casino Young man, pick yourself off the ground—and insert a 50. INVADERS FROM JOHN WAYNE COUGARLICIOUS THE PLANET SPINNING STREAK Spotted at Harrah’s Joliet MOO-LAH Spotted at Harrah’s The sultry stares. The Spotted at Harrah’s Joliet cleavage. The leering MALTESE FORTUNE Joliet This is only fun until man in the corner of the Spotted at the Majestic Star Everyone’s a sucker they install a Cowboys frame. Are we at Howl at Unfortunately, the “Kitty Glitter” slot was taken, so you ended for a good bovine pun. & Aliens slot. the Moon? up here. 16 TIMEOUTCHICAGO.COM August 25–31, 2011 339.ft.gambling.best.layout.indd 16 8/18/11 1:40 PM Gambling PRO POKER PLAYER sTom Koral, 28, Skokie “The great thing about being a poker player is that you’re your own boss. There are certain days where the poker action picks up, like Mondays, Gambling Wednesdays, Fridays usually, so I’ll try to go [to casinos] on those days…. [Tournaments] are held all over the place. There’s one held in the Bahamas every year, there’s another really big one in Melbourne, Australia…. Because the tournaments typically take four days or longer, is my life you really want to try and get yourself in a healthy From dealer to state of mind before you play. Try and exercise the day before or get outside and do something, or eat bookie, five locals healthy so you don’t feel like you’re weighed down put their betting-biz at the table…. The [tournaments] almost always stories on the table. start at noon—noon or later—so it works out well. It’s about 10–12 hours of playing and then the rest Photographs by of the day [there are] sporadic breaks, and a dinner Allison Williams break usually, too.
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