Harrah's Metropolis

37°08′49″N 88°44′06″W / 37.146906°N 88.735112°W / 37.146906; -88.735112Websitecaesars.com/harrahs-metropolis

Harrah's Metropolis is a riverboat casino located on the Ohio River in Metropolis, Illinois. It opened in 1993 as Players Island, a joint venture between Players International and show business impresario Merv Griffin as one of the state's first casinos. The property became part of Harrah's Entertainment (later Caesars Entertainment) with its 2000 acquisition of Players International.^[2]^[3]

In 2014, Harrah's was given permission from the Illinois Gaming Board to move its gaming floor from its riverboat to the property's convention center. Illinois law requires that gambling floors be over water, but does not require that they be located on a navigable river. This was achieved by installing water bladders underneath the building.^[4] In October 2017, ownership was transferred to Vici Properties as part of a corporate spin-off, and the property was leased back to Caesars.^[5]^[6]

Harrah's Metropolis includes a casino with more than 600 slot machines and 17 table games, a hotel with 214 rooms, and two restaurants.^[7]

References

^ "Harrah's Metropolis Casino". Casino City.
^ Univ. of Nevada-Las Vegas Gaming Abstract: Harrah's Entertainment
^ Harrahs.com: Corporate history Archived 2008-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
^ ZOELLER, DAVID. "New Harrah's manager brings a couple of 'firsts'". The Paducah Sun. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
^ "Vici Properties Inc., completes spin-off from Caesars Entertainment Operating Company" (Press release). Vici Properties. October 6, 2017 – via NewsBank.
^ Form 424B4: Prospectus (Report). Vici Properties. February 2, 2018. pp. F-54 – via EDGAR.
^ Wiesenberg, Michael (1 October 2005). The Ultimate Casino Guide: 1000 Great Casinos from America, Canada and Around the World. Sourcebooks. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-4022-0380-0.