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11999 Casino Center Drive Southeast,IN 47117Elizabeth

Book now at Jack Binion's Steak - Caesars Casino - Southern Indiana in Elizabeth, IN. Explore menu, see photos and read 1368 reviews: 'Food and Service great. Way too noisy to enjoy sitting very long and having a conversation'. Caesars Southern Indiana is the sole contributor of funds to the Foundation. It is with much gratitude that we acknowledge their philanthropy to the Foundation. Dolly Parton Imagination Library: The Caesars Foundation is proud to be a partner with the Dolly Parton Imagination Library in Floyd County. The Dolly Parton Imagination library.

Featuring a casino, Horseshoe Southern Indiana Hotel and Casino is located in Elizabeth. The hotel and casino offers a fitness center, bar and hot tub.

Each room at the Horseshoe Southern Indiana Hotel and Casino offers a flat-screen TV and desk. Private bathrooms come equipped with a bath or shower and free toiletries. Ironing facilities are also available.

A 24-hour front desk welcomes guests to Southern Indiana's Horseshoe Hotel and Casino, which offers a fitness center and on-site shops, including a gift shop and an array of restaurants. The property offers free parking.

The hotel is located 32.2 km from the Kentucky Derby Museum and Churchill Downs. Louisville Airport is 22 km away.

Rooms: 8

Hotel Chain: Caesars Entertainment

Facilities of Caesars Southern Indiana

Food & Drink

• Restaurant
• Room service

• Bar

• Vending machine (drinks)
• Vending machine (snacks)

Pool and wellness

• Fitness centre
• Spa and wellness centre
• Massage
• Hot tub/jacuzzi

• Indoor pool
• Heated pool
• Salt-water pool

• Pool/beach towels
• Swimming Pool

Reception services

• 24-hour front desk
• Express check-in/check-out

• Luggage storage

• ATM/cash machine on site

Entertainment and family services

• Casino

Cleaning services

• Dry cleaning

• Daily housekeeping

Business facilities

• Meeting/banquet facilities

• Business centre

Shops

• Gift shop

• Shops (on site)

Miscellaneous

• Non-smoking rooms
• Heating

• Air conditioning

• Designated smoking area
• Adult only

Safety & security

• 24-hour security
• Smoke alarms

• Fire extinguishers

Internet

WiFi is available in public areas and is free of charge.

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Policies of Caesars Southern Indiana

These are general hotel policies for Caesars Southern Indiana. As they may vary per room type; please also check the room conditions.

Check-in

From 16:00 hours

Check-out

Until 11:00 hours

Cancellation / Prepayment

Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to property type.

Children and extra beds

There is no capacity for extra beds in the room.

The maximum number of total guests in a room is 4.

There is no capacity for cots in the room.

Pets

Pets are not allowed.

Book now at Jack Binion's Steak - Caesars Casino - Southern Indiana in Elizabeth, IN. Explore menu, see photos and read 1368 reviews: 'Food and Service great. Way too noisy to enjoy sitting very long and having a conversation'. Caesars Southern Indiana is the sole contributor of funds to the Foundation. It is with much gratitude that we acknowledge their philanthropy to the Foundation. Dolly Parton Imagination Library: The Caesars Foundation is proud to be a partner with the Dolly Parton Imagination Library in Floyd County. The Dolly Parton Imagination library.

Featuring a casino, Horseshoe Southern Indiana Hotel and Casino is located in Elizabeth. The hotel and casino offers a fitness center, bar and hot tub.

Each room at the Horseshoe Southern Indiana Hotel and Casino offers a flat-screen TV and desk. Private bathrooms come equipped with a bath or shower and free toiletries. Ironing facilities are also available.

A 24-hour front desk welcomes guests to Southern Indiana's Horseshoe Hotel and Casino, which offers a fitness center and on-site shops, including a gift shop and an array of restaurants. The property offers free parking.

The hotel is located 32.2 km from the Kentucky Derby Museum and Churchill Downs. Louisville Airport is 22 km away.

Rooms: 8

Hotel Chain: Caesars Entertainment

Facilities of Caesars Southern Indiana

Food & Drink

• Restaurant
• Room service

• Bar

• Vending machine (drinks)
• Vending machine (snacks)

Pool and wellness

• Fitness centre
• Spa and wellness centre
• Massage
• Hot tub/jacuzzi

• Indoor pool
• Heated pool
• Salt-water pool

• Pool/beach towels
• Swimming Pool

Reception services

• 24-hour front desk
• Express check-in/check-out

• Luggage storage

• ATM/cash machine on site

Entertainment and family services

• Casino

Cleaning services

• Dry cleaning

• Daily housekeeping

Business facilities

• Meeting/banquet facilities

• Business centre

Shops

• Gift shop

• Shops (on site)

Miscellaneous

• Non-smoking rooms
• Heating

• Air conditioning

• Designated smoking area
• Adult only

Safety & security

• 24-hour security
• Smoke alarms

• Fire extinguishers

Internet

WiFi is available in public areas and is free of charge.

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Policies of Caesars Southern Indiana

These are general hotel policies for Caesars Southern Indiana. As they may vary per room type; please also check the room conditions.

Check-in

From 16:00 hours

Check-out

Until 11:00 hours

Cancellation / Prepayment

Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to property type.

Children and extra beds

There is no capacity for extra beds in the room.

The maximum number of total guests in a room is 4.

There is no capacity for cots in the room.

Pets

Pets are not allowed.

Accepted credit cards

• Mastercard
• Visa
• Discover
• Diners Club
• American Express

The property reserves the right to pre-authorise credit cards prior to arrival.

Important information

Please note that guests must be 18 years or older to stay in a smoking room at Horseshoe Southern Indiana.
Please be advised that the hotel pool is currently closed.
Please be advised the resort fee includes WiFi access for up to 2 devices, and access to the fitness centre for 2 guests per day.

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Caesars Southern Indiana (formerly Caesars Indiana and Horseshoe Southern Indiana^[1]) is a casino hotel in Southern Indiana. Opened in 1998, it is owned by Vici Properties and operated by Caesars Entertainment. It is located outside the community of Elizabeth, Indiana at the Harrison County line, across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. This is the closest casino to Louisville because casino gambling is not allowed in neighboring Floyd County. Locals often simply call it 'The Boat', a reference to the former riverboat that was the main focus of the complex.

The complex includes over 100,000 square feet (9,300 m²) of gaming space, a sports betting lounge, and several restaurants. Other amenities include a hotel, a pavilion, a showroom, two parking decks, and a golf course. Steelman Partners designed the hotel.

History[edit]

On November 8, 1994, a ballot proposal to allow riverboat gambling was passed by the residents of Harrison County, Indiana, following legislation passed by the General Assembly to allow such gambling in the Hoosier state. In January 1995 five different proposals were given to the Indiana Gaming Commission in order to begin a riverboat gambling organization in Harrison County. Over a year passed before the proposition by the partnership of ITT Corporation's Caesars division and Riverboat Development Incorporated (RDI) was approved, granting the Caesars World/RDI partnership the preliminary license in May 1996.^[2]

The initial plan of the Caesars/RDI partnership was for the complex to cost $228 million, but by early 1998 the projected cost was raised to $275 million. They chose a site near Bridgeport, Indiana, an unincorporated town located immediately on the Harrison County side of the Harrison County/Floyd County border; the site is 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Louisville, Kentucky (Kentucky's largest metropolis), and was selected after performing a study to determine the nearest accessible location (to the city) that would permit a riverboat casino to operate legally. Louisville officials attempted to delay the construction of Caesars Indiana, to protect the gambling revenue of Churchill Downs and other Kentucky horse racing interests. Environmental groups lodged similar complaints due to concerns regarding the potential negative impact of the proposed development on local air quality, waterways, and wildlife. The Caesars/RDI partnership had already spent $11 million on making necessary improvements to use the newly acquired property. A preliminary study by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in February 1998 determined that further environmental studies, which would have delayed the building of the necessary facilities for Caesars Indiana, were not necessary. However, the United States Army Corps of Engineers did caution the Caesars/RDI partnership to carefully consider the number of trees to be cleared and the impact on runoff water.^[3]

Caesars Indiana was finally opened to the public on November 20, 1998. The riverboat was initially slated to begin operating in the summer of 1998, but interference by three different Indiana environmental groups issuing lawsuits, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (due to the Army Corps of Engineers concluding that a full environmental study was unnecessary), and heavy rains in the spring of 1998 delayed the opening. A VIP cruise on November 16, 1998, was the first sailing of the riverboat.^[3]

Since 1998, Horseshoe Southern Indiana has employed 2,400 people. It has been estimated that Horseshoe Southern Indiana has cost the state of Kentucky $12 million in lottery revenue on an annual basis.^[3] Because the original charter of the Colony of Virginia gave Virginia ownership of the entire Ohio River, which now forms the border between Kentucky and Indiana, Kentucky (which was split from Virginia in 1792) claims ownership of the entire river, and has often threatened to stop operations of riverboat casinos on the Ohio in neighboring states. Notably, a resolution proposed in the Kentucky House in 2002 called for 'the purchase of a submarine to patrol the waters of the Commonwealth and search and destroy all casino riverboats.'^[4] However, the non-binding resolution never came up for a vote, and its sponsor said the resolution was in jest, and to protest Kentucky's continued prohibition of gambling.^[5]

Due to the ownership of Caesars World having changed hands, Caesars Indiana was run by Starwood Hotels and Resorts, and then by Park Place Entertainment.^[3]

From June 7 to June 19, 1999, the casino was shut down due to a river barge hitting the riverboat and due to excessive silt at its mooring site.^[6] It shut down again from March 20 to March 23 in 2008 due to unusually high river levels.^[7] High river levels again caused them to close in March 2011, April 2011 and March 2015, each for a handful of days.

As part of its continual existence, the State of Indiana requires the casino to give money to two different foundations in Harrison and Floyd Counties.^[8]

In 2002, the Indiana legislature voted to allow casino riverboats to dock permanently.^[9] From 2002 to 2019, the riverboat never left the dock, except for once per year to prove to the United States Coast Guard that the vessel was seaworthy and could move under its own power.

Horseshoe Southern Indiana was given as an example to discredit Kentucky governor Ernie Fletcher's claims that Kentucky casinos would cause prostitution during the 2007 Kentucky governors race.^[10]

In recent years, Horseshoe Southern Indiana has co-sponsored Thunder Over Louisville.^[11]

An earthquake on April 18, 2008, caused the complex to lose electrical power, and it had to rely on backup generators.^[12]

Completed in April 2017, a $13-million renovation encompassed all 503 guest rooms, suites and the hotel lobby. The hotel remained fully operational during the renovation process.

In October 2017, ownership of the property was transferred to Vici Properties as part of a corporate spin-off, and it was leased back to Caesars Entertainment.^[13][14]

In 2018, construction began on a land-based casino to replace the riverboat. The Indiana legislature had amended the law in 2015 to allow riverboat casinos to bring their operations to land. On December 9, 2019, the riverboat was closed for good. On December 12, 2019, a $90-million 110,000-square-foot (10,000 m²) land-based casino replaced the riverboat after 18 months of construction. The property's name was changed to Caesars Southern Indiana to coincide with the opening. The new venue includes dining, shopping, gaming, and entertainment. Sports wagering was also added to the venue following Indiana's legalization of sports betting earlier in 2019.^[15]

In 2020, Caesars agreed to sell the operating business of Caesars Southern Indiana to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians for $250 million. The tribe would lease the complex from Vici for $33 million per year. The property would keep its existing name, under license from Caesars.^[16]

Facilities[edit]

The former main focus of the Horseshoe Southern Indiana complex was the M/V Glory of Rome riverboat, a four-story boat that was the largest riverboat in North America. It was also the largest riverboat casino in the world. It cost $50 million to construct. It is 452 feet (138 m) long, 100 feet (30 m) wide, with a total area of 173,200 square feet (16,090 m²). It has four 1,000 horsepower (750 kW) Z-Drives. The smokestacks rise 100 feet (30 m) from the waterline, with eight feet below the waterline. The riverboat had 93,000-square-foot (8,600 m²) of casino space with a maximum capacity of 5,030 'persons' (passengers and crew combined), with 3,600 gaming positions, 2,800 slot machines, and over 140 gaming tables. Since the casino has now moved onto dry land, and the riverboat is no longer part of the casino complex, Caesars announced plans to sell the riverboat.^[17]

In a year 2000 study by the state of Indiana, 51.4% of casino employees are female, 12.9% are minorities, and 42.3% of employees coming from places other than Harrison, Floyd, and Clark County, Indiana. Only 30% of the 4.5 million admissions to the casino were of Indiana residents. There were 68 arrests that year, mostly due to public drunkenness.^[8]

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Caesars Southern Indiana also includes a nature preserve, over 10 restaurants, a conference center, hotel, shopping center, and a nearby golf course with an equestrian theme called Chariot Run.^[3][18]

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Transportation[edit]

Bus shuttles to Caesars Southern Indiana from Indianapolis and Louisville are made available, with reservations available.^[19]

The facility includes a four-level parking garage, and is primarily accessed by Indiana 111. Although it is located directly across the river from Southwest Louisville, due to the lack of a bridge, Louisvillians must drive north first through New Albany to reach Caesars. During various parts of the planning of the Ohio River Bridges Project, a bridge connecting Louisville directly to Indiana 111 has been proposed, with a primary advantage being easier access to Caesars.^[20] However, as of 2019, no plans existed for such a bridge.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/indiana/2019/05/15/indiana-horseshoe-casino-changes-name-and-site-sports-betting/3668211002/
2. ^Kleber, John E. Encyclopedia of Louisville. (University Press of Kentucky). pg.154.
3. ^ ^abcdeKleber 154
4. ^'HR256 - Web version'. Kentucky Legislature. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
5. ^'Hello, Submarine'. Snopes.com. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
6. ^'Caesars Indiana's Glory of Rome to resume operations', Business First of Louisville, June 17, 1999
7. ^Otts, Chris (2008-03-23). 'Louisville prepares to clean as flood ebbs'. Courier-Journal. pp. 1B.
8. ^ ^ab'Archived copy'(PDF). Archived from the original(PDF) on 2008-03-23. Retrieved 2008-04-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
9. ^Weidenbener, Lesley Stedman (2007-04-01). 'Letting casinos lose motors may cause waves'. Courier-Journal.
10. ^'Hookers and hit men don't follow casinos to town', Business First of Louisville, July 20, 2007
11. ^'2006 Business Review: February', Business First of Louisville, January 5, 2007
12. ^WAVE (TV), Louisville Kentucky, April 18, 2008
13. ^'Vici Properties Inc., completes spin-off from Caesars Entertainment Operating Company' (Press release). Vici Properties. October 6, 2017 – via NewsBank.
14. ^Form 424B4: Prospectus (Report). Vici Properties. February 2, 2018. p. F-54 – via EDGAR.
15. ^'Caesars Southern Indiana's new $90 million casino opens for business'. WDRB.com. 12 December 2019.
16. ^Richard N. Velotta (December 24, 2020). 'Caesars divesting Indiana casino to Cherokee tribe for $250M'. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
17. ^https://www.wdrb.com/news/horseshoe-southern-indiana-throwing-goodbye-party-for-the-boat/article_cffdd0a6-f5cf-11e9-955c-93b12cc886b3.html
18. ^Indiana Attractions at Horseshoe Southern Indiana. Things to do in Indiana
19. ^Shuttle Schedule - Horseshoe Southern Indiana
20. ^Poynter, Chris (2004-01-17). 'Southwest Jefferson bridge proposed'. Courier-Journal. pp. 1B.

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