Blue Chip Casino, Hotel and Spa

Blue Chip Casino, Hotel and Spa is a riverboat casino located in Michigan City, Indiana.[4] It is owned by Boyd Gaming.

Blue Chip Casino, Hotel and Spa
Location Michigan City, Indiana, United States
Address 777 Blue Chip Drive, Michigan City, Indiana 46360
No. of rooms486 [1]
Total gaming space65,000 sq ft (6,000 m2)
Notable restaurantsWilliam B's Steakhouse
It's Vegas Baby!
The Game
Options Buffet
Nelson's Deli [2]
Casino typeRiverboat/Land
OwnerBoyd Gaming[3]
Renovated in2006, 2009
Coordinates41.719968°N 86.893255°W / 41.719968; -86.893255
Websitewww.bluechipcasino.com

History

Blue Chip was launched as a three-deck gaming boat on August 22, 1997,[5] at that time only riverboat casinos were permitted in the state of Indiana, three years later, a hotel complex was added. In 2002, the third level was expanded, bringing the gaming space to 42,500 sq ft (3,950 m2).[6]

In 2005, the casino announced a $163 million renovation,[7] and completed by the following year, replacing the three-level boat with a single-level casino that included a 65,000 sq ft of gaming space.[8] In 2009, a further development was completed, adding 302 hotel rooms.[9]

The Casino has 65,000 sq ft (6,000 m2) of gaming space that includes 42 table games, and more than 1,900 slot machines. It has 486 hotel rooms on 22 floors, and five restaurants. The casino's second level contains the 10,000-square-foot Spa Blu.

References
  1. Bluechipcasino.com: Reservations
  2. Bluechipcasino.com: Dining
  3. Boyd Gaming: Blue Chip Casino Hotel
  4. Northwest Indiana Times: Blue Chip Casino gets winning expansion
  5. "BLUE CHIP CASINO SET TO SAIL CHANNEL IN STATE'S NORTHEAST". July 15, 1997.
  6. "Blue Chip executive reflects on casino's 20-year anniversary". The Times of Northwest Indiana. August 10, 2017.
  7. USA Today: Blue Chip casino replacing riverboat in $163 million project
  8. "Blue Chip Casino celebrates colorful two-decade birthday". Chicago Tribune. September 8, 2017.
  9. "Blue Chip Casino Hotel Spa". Boyd Gaming.
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