A swank, private high-limit room is home to a solitary blackjack table, which we presume is reserved for James Bond.
Rivers Casino A 44,000-square-foot gaming floor ups the ante with the highest table limits in Illinois, including a $100,000 maximum bet on mini baccarat. Or just flirt your way through the inevitable bachelor and bachelorette parties-you’ll probably have better odds. Grab a cocktail (they run as cheap as $4) at Push, the sleek bar in the center of the gaming floor, and flirt with the penny slots or $1–$2 no-limit Hold’Em.
But on weekends, it draws a crowd of twentysomethings there for the scene as much as the slot machines, thanks to the proximity to downtown (a 17-mile shot over the Chicago Skyway) and free shuttles roaming Chicago. Horseshoe Casino Hammond This casino’s not short on serious dice rollers.
