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NEW ELECTRONIC BLACKJACK TABLES WELCOME PLAYERS AT INDIANA LIVE! CASINO STARTING TODAY
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. (Friday, September 26, 2008) – New Blackjack tables now await players at Indiana Live! Casino. But don’t expect to find a live dealer. These tables are electronic.
Four new, six-seat electronic Blackjack tables manufactured by IGT Digideal will open for play starting at 5 p.m. today. Located just inside the main entrance to the casino near the Center Bar, the tables take up roughly 35 square feet of space.
Each table will feature a live attendant to assist players with cash and ticket transactions. Bets can range from a minimum of $5 to a maximum $399 per hand. Like traditional Blackjack, players will attempt to beat the house and attain either a perfect card count of 21 or come closer to 21 than the house.
Players will make betting decisions on an electronic display in front of them.
“These electronic Blackjack tables are very big draws among casino visitors and we are excited to introduce them to our players,” said Tricia Lavore, vice president of marketing at Indiana Live! Casino.
Lavore said Indiana Live! Casino will offer even more electronic Blackjack tables inside its new permanent facility once it opens. Adjacent and connecting to Indiana Downs, the permanent Indiana Live! Casino will span 233,000 square feet and feature nationally renowned cuisine from Maker’s Mark Steakhouse, the NASCAR Grille and Live Market and live music, dancing and nightlife inside both Angels Rock Bar and the Mosaic Center Bar.
Indiana Live! Casino also has plans to install electronic Roulette tables in the near future at the temporary facility and inside the permanent casino once open.
“We’re always focused on customer service and our customers love the action and opportunities that our new electronic Blackjack tables will provide,” Lavore said. “Whatever our players need as they play at our new electronic Blackjack tables, whether it’s a drink, something to eat or anything else, our staff will be enthusiastically set to accommodate their needs.”
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ABOUT INDIANA LIVE! CASINO
Indiana Live! Casino features a state-of-the-art, Las Vegas-style casino gaming environment. Currently open as a 70,000-square-foot temporary facility on the grounds of Indiana Downs in Shelbyville, Indiana Live! Casino features more than 1,900 high-tech slot machines and electronic gaming devices and an eatery catered by renowned chef Wolfgang Puck. In early 2009, the casino’s permanent 233,000-square-foot facility will open adjacent to Indiana Downs and feature nationally renowned restaurants, bars and nightclubs. Indiana Live! Casino is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week year round.
Indiana Live! Casino is owned by Indiana Downs LLC. The project is being developed and managed by Baltimore, Md.-based developer The Cordish Company. The Cordish Company’s Gaming Operations are headed by CEO and partner Dennis Gomes. For more, visit www.indianalivecasino.com.
ABOUT THE CORDISH COMPANY
The Cordish Company (www.cordish.com), now in its fourth generation of family ownership, is a multi-billion dollar conglomerate including one of the leading real estate development companies in the United States. The company has diverse development expertise with divisions focused on Entertainment and Mixed-Use, Gaming and Lodging, Sports Anchored Districts, Shopping and Lifestyle Retail and Office and Residential. The Cordish Company also owns and manages a diverse group of operating businesses, ranging from gaming and leisure, restaurants and clubs, live music promotion and film and media distribution. The company values itself on the quality of its operations, its long-term relationships and high level of integrity in all of its endeavors. The Cordish Company is the largest and most successful developer of entertainment districts and concepts in the United States. In particular, the company has unparalleled experience in creating and revitalizing high-profile destinations in urban core locations. Many of the Cordish Company's projects involve public/private partnerships and are of unique significance to the cities in which they are located. Prime examples are the company's prominent role in the redevelopment of highly successful projects in Baltimore's world-famous Inner Harbor; Atlantic City, N.J.; Hollywood, Fla.; Charleston, S.C.; Houston, Texas; Louisville, Ky.; and Tampa, Fla. The company currently has over $1 billion in construction focusing primarily on Sports Anchored Districts. The Cordish Company has received the highest possible national awards in its various areas of expertise. In real estate, The Cordish Company has received an unprecedented six Urban Land Institute Awards of Excellence.
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