Officials with Park Place Entertainment, which runs the Caesars Indiana casino in Harrison County, said
the casino would probably not yield a return significant enough to make its investment worthwhile.
The decision leaves just three bidders for the state's 11th riverboat: Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts, a group led by Indiana Pacers executive Larry Bird and a group led by former Indiana State Police Sgt. Craig Adolph. Read the full story at Indianapolis Star
Illinois Gaming Board Chooses Three Finalists For Casino License - 2004-02-20 The Illinois Gaming Board narrowed the list of bidders to purchase the state's 10th casino license to three. The board unanimously chose Harrah's Entertainment Inc., Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. and Midwest Gaming and Entertainment LLC from a list of seven companies that bid for the license now owned by the bankrupt Emerald Casino Inc., which had planned to locate in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont until state regulators blocked its construction.
The final three bidders all plan to build in the suburbs north and northwest of Chicago. Read the full story at GamblingMagazine.com
