The second floor will feature a 24-table poker room a 10,000 square-foot ballroom for private events and live entertainment, and a slot machine gaming area.

The first floor of the addition will house a new restaurant and an expanded gaming floor for slots and table games.

The $87 million 78,000 square-foot expansion will be built between the existing casino building and the recently enlarged parking garage on the north side of the property. Rivers is jointly owned by Rush Street Gaming and Churchill Downs Incorporated.

The proposed two-story addition will house a poker room, additional gaming areas, a ballroom for events, and a new restaurant. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI” or “Company”) (Nasdaq: CHDN) announced today that Rivers Casino Des Plaines (“Rivers”) has filed expansion plans with the City of Des Plaines and Illinois Gaming Board that, if approved, will allow the casino to add approximately 725 gaming positions, making it the first to have the state’s maximum number of 2,000 positions. The initial 78,000 sf expansion plan will add 260 table game positions and 439 slot game positions. Their buffet is very good though.The initial 78,000 sf expansion plan will add 260 table game positions and 439 slot game positions. I vowed never to lose my money here 5 years ago and I have kept my promise. If you're into video poker they have very few of those. You have zero chance on their slots believe me. Just throw your money in there, make a wish and perhaps good fortune will come your way in the future. At least other casinos give you enough small wins to keep you going. That's because when you put money in the machines you get absolutely zero payback. It's so gloomy in here you want to get the hell out of here quickly. When you walk in here you feel like you're a rat in a dark maze with no hope of scoring any cheese. Optimism abounds, you feel pumped up that you might win some money. Almost every other casino that I have ever been to gets my adrenaline going when I first walk in. A funeral dirge would be more appropriate for these sad faces. The sound system plays the customary pop and rock music to try and add a fun vibe. Everyone looks grim bordering on hostility. You can come here at 6AM when there are hardly any people and strangely it still feels crowded. This casino is poorly designed and claustrophobic.

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