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VETERANS, ACTIVE MILITARY PERSONNEL INVITED TO INDIANA LIVE! CASINO TUESDAY FOR COMPLIMENTARY‘THANK YOU’ LUNCH
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. (Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008) – To honor military veterans throughout the area, Indiana Live! Casino invites veterans, including active military personnel, to the casino on Veteran’s Day (Tuesday, Nov. 11) to enjoy a complimentary lunch.
From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Veteran’s Day, veterans and active military personnel are asked to present their service identification at the casino’s Live Rewards Club desk just inside the casino’s entrance. Veterans and active military personnel must be age 21 or older and apply for a free Live Rewards Club membership to be eligible for the complimentary lunch. After registration, each attendee will receive a free lunch pass redeemable at the renowned Café Live by Wolfgang Puck.
“We are honored to welcome veterans to our facility on Veteran’s Day and treat them to lunch as a way to thank them for their military service to this country and their dedication to American freedom,” said Mark Hemmerle, general manager of Indiana Live! Casino.
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 inside its 70,000-square-foot temporary site on the grounds of Indiana Downs. 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. For more, visit www.indianalivecasino.com.
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ABOUT INDIANA LIVE! CASINO
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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