| Ameristar Casino Hotel East Chicago | |
|---|---|
 The Win Star vessel hosts the casino (view from Lake Michigan) | |
| Location | East Chicago, Indiana |
| Address | 777 Ameristar Blvd |
| Opening date | April 18, 1997 |
| No. of rooms | 288 |
| Casino type | Riverboat |
| Owner | Gaming and Leisure Properties |
| Operating license holder | Penn Entertainment |
| Previous names | Showboat Mardi Gras Harrah's East Chicago Resorts East Chicago |
| Coordinates | 41°39′09″N 87°26′10″W / 41.652467°N 87.436240°W |
| Website | ameristareastchicago |
Ameristar Casino Hotel East Chicago (formerly Showboat Mardi Gras Casino, Harrah's East Chicago, and Resorts East Chicago) is a riverboat casino in East Chicago, Indiana, docked at Indiana Harbor on Lake Michigan. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment.
The property features a 56,000-square-foot casino that offers 1,900 slot machines including reels, video reels and video poker; more than 40 table games; a high limit gaming room that is on land adjacent to the riverboat; and a 288-room hotel.[1]
- ^ "Fact_Sheet_East_Chicago" (PDF). Ameristar.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-02. Retrieved 2012-05-31.