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Win VIP tickets to casino opening

Posted June 24, 2011 1:00 am

The deadline to enter a drawing for VIP tickets to the grand opening of the Rivers Casino in Des Plaines is July 4.

One hundred lucky winners will get exclusive access to the casino ahead of its opening to the general public on July 18, pending regulatory approval by the Illinois Gaming Board.

Lottery winners will be given the red-carpet treatment at an invitation-only party on July 17 with food, entertainment, and celebrity guests, including Jim Belushi & The Sacred Hearts band.

For details about the lottery, visit playrivers.com.

Visitors to the casino must be at least 21 years old. The lottery is not open to any participant of the Illinois Gaming Board Voluntary Self-Exclusion Program.

Guests will be able to gamble live during the event, pending gaming board approval.

Rivers Casino, 3000 S. Des Plaines River Road, sits on roughly 20 acres at the northwest corner of River Road and Devon Avenue, off the Tri-State Tollway.

The 44,000-square-foot gambling floor will house about 1,200 gambling positions and offer a variety of dining options, including Hugo's Frog Bar and Chop House, MianBar Asian noodle shop, FLIPT casual grill, a buffet, cafe and pastry shop, and a cocktail lounge.

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