Blue Chip Casino, Hotel and Spa is a

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located in

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. It is owned by

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History

Blue Chip was launched as a three-deck gaming boat on August 22, 1997, at that time only riverboat casinos were permitted in the state of Indiana, three years later, a hotel complex was added. In 2002, the third level was expanded, bringing the gaming space to . In 2005, the casino announced a $163 million renovation, and completed by the following year, replacing the three-level boat with a single-level casino that included a 65,000 sq ft of gaming space. In 2009, a further development was completed, adding 302 hotel rooms. This makes it the tallest building in Michigan City, as well as in LaPorte County and Northwest Indiana outside of

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. The Casino has of gaming space that includes 42 table games, and more than 1,900

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. It has 486 hotel rooms, 184 located in the 8-story Blue Chip tower, and 302 in the 22-story Spa Blue tower (numbered to 23 as there is no 13th floor), and five restaurants. The Spa Blue towers's second level (labeled as S in the elevators) contains the 10,000-square-foot Spa Blu.

References

External links

Official site
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