Horseshoe Casino Hammond (formerly Empress)
Horseshoe Casino Hammond Review
Horseshoe Casino Hammond
777 Casino Center Drive
Hammond, Indiana 476320
Telephone: (219) 473-7000
Toll-Free Phone: 1-866-711-SHOE (7463)
Hours of Operation: 24/7
The Horseshoe Casino Hammond is conveniently located just 20 minutes outside of downtown Chicago, Indiana. Brought to you by the same 50 years of experience that established the Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas, from Billy Binion himself, Horseshoe Casino Hammond is Indiana’s closest match to the extravagance of the Vegas Strip.
The casino floor is immense, with over 350,000 square feet of gaming areas. Choose from well over 3,000 slot machines, multiple varieties of video poker, keno, an assortment of nearly 100 live table games. There’s also an Asian gaming area. Head to the poker room, with 34 championship poker tables sprawled across the elaborately designed poker room.
The Indiana casino offers a wide range of entertainment venues and diverse dining opportunities. Hear the Moody Blues, watch the antics of Larry the Cable Guy, or try out to be a contestant on the Price is right! These are just a few of the recent venues at Horseshoe Casino Hammond. There are 4 dining areas, including a buffet, sandwich and salad bar, steak house and Benny’s Home Cookin’.
Horseshoe Casino Hammond Games
Players will find more than 3,200 exquisite slot machines, like Star Wars, Wheel of Fortune and the e-Bay slots. Play for as little as $0.01 up to $1, or head over to the high-limit slots area for prices ranging from $1 to $100.
Video poker games are offered on 300 machines wither versatile selections. Head over to the bar for refreshments to find bar-top video poker machines available. Keno games are played about every 5 minutes, 24 hours a day, with minimum ticket prices of $1, or $0.25 per way on way tickets.
There are 97 table games throughout the casino floor – 95 live tables and 2 electronic pro-poker tables. Horseshoe Casino Hammond offers a wide variety of casino games with stakes to fit any bankroll. Play Blackjack, Blackjack Switch, Roulette Baccarat, Mini-Baccarat, Craps, Flop Poker, Bonus Let it Ride, Mississippi Stud and more. The Roulette opportunities include 6-Player Rapid Roulette, while Baccarat can be played as 12-Play Big Baccarat. The highest stakes action takes place in Baccarat with up to $100,000 per bet. Craps offer 100x odds.
Poker fans will surely appreciate the massive poker room, equipped with 34 elegantly designed poker tables. Play any cash game at any limit, just about any hour of the day, aside from when weekly tournaments are scheduled. There’s even a Binion’s Back Room for private poker games. The Indiana casino recently implemented a progressive Bad Beat Jackpot that starts at $40,000 and continues to grow until some (un)lucky fellow hits it!
Horseshoe Casino Hammond Tournaments
Horseshoe Casino Hammond hosts an impressive weekly poker tournament schedule that includes regular tournaments, as well as seasonal World Series of Poker Circuit Events. All tournaments start at 12 Noon; registration opens at 10am. The standard schedule is shown below.
Tuesdays: $100 NL Texas Holdem, 2,000 starting chips. Pay a $10 Bonus Buy* (1,000 chips)
Thursdays: $100 NL Texas Holdem, 2,000 starting chips. Pay a $10 Bonus Buy* (1,000 chips)
Saturdays: $500 NL Texas Holdem, 6,000 starting chips. Pay a $10 Bonus Buy* (1,000 chips)
Sundays: $200 NL Texas Holdem, 4,000 starting chips. Pay a $10 Bonus Buy* (1,000 chips)
$100k GTD Last Sunday of Each Month: $1,500 NL Texas Holdem, 8,000 starting chips, $100,000 Guaranteed, Pay a $10 Bonus Buy* (2,000 chips)
*Bonus Buys must be made before the player is dealt his first hand
Horseshoe Casino Hammond Loyalty Program
Become a member of the Total Rewards Program by signing up for your free club card at the Indiana casino. Insert your card into all electronic games, including slots and video poker, to instantly gain reward points every time you place a wager, or present your card at live tables for comp point accumulation. The Total Rewards Card can now be used in entertainment venues as well. As you build points, you can receive discounts, free meals and entertainment, and of course free credits for play in the Horseshoe Casino Hammond.