The Indiana Gaming Commission approved Ameristar’s proposed gaming transition last November.
Indiana’s Ameristar is the first Northwest Indiana casino to take advantage of a 2015 Indiana law, which allows the state's casinos to move a part of its gaming operations to land, the company said in a statement. The new landside gaming area opens as the casino continues its $15 million renovation to its four-level casino gaming floor, which is scheduled to be completed by October. Ameristar Casino Hotel East Chicago has opened its new 15,000-square foot $6 million landside high-limit slots and table games room, located inside its pavilion area.
