While traveling in southern Indiana, visitors won't want to miss an outing on the Fuzzy Zoeller-designed Covered Bridge Golf Course in Sellersburg, or the Tim Liddy designed Scottish-style course in Rising Sun, The Links at Grand Victoria Casino, or another Tim Liddy designed course, Sultan's Run, in Jasper. Those courses are only the beginning. When the sun goes down, then it is time for fun at the slots and gaming tables on the Ohio River.
Hollywood Casino Indiana
The Hollywood Casino Indiana (formerly Argosy) in Lawrenceburg is in a riverboat docked on the Ohio River. It is open daily 24 hours. The 3,200 gaming machines include slots that cost $25 or $10 a pull, dollar slots, $5 slots, and slots for nickels, quarters and half dollars. The casino also offers 131 table games, including 41 tables of various poker games, including black jack in the celebrity pit. Dining options on site include Bogart's Grill, Jonathan's Cafe, Passport Buffet, the Chartroom and the Riviera Cafe. When guests tire of the games, they can enjoy the year-round, live entertainment, and stay overnight at the on-site hotel.
Hollywood Casino Indiana
777 Hollywood Blvd.
Lawrenceburg, Indiana 47025
(888) 274-6797
Grand Victoria Casino and Resort
Grand Victoria Casino and Resort is in Rising Sun, and has 400 popular slots, and numerous table games in its dockside casino. The casino offers free valet parking and never charges admission. In addition to the gaming, there is live entertainment, on-site dining options, which include the Riverview Buffet, Wellington's Steakhouse, Picadilly's Deli and Big Vic's Pub and Grub. The Nuthouse Coffee Company can take care of any caffeine fixes. The on-site hotel offers an indoor pool, a health club, whirlpool spa and sauna. Golf enthusiasts won't want to miss playing on Indiana's only true Scottish style golf course, designed by Tom Liddy.
Grand Victoria Casino and Resort
600 Grand Victoria Drive
Rising Sun, Indiana 47040
(800) GRAND-11
Casino Aztar
Casino Aztar on the Ohio River near Evansville has more than 1,000 slot machines in every denomination, from a penny to a $100 bill, and more than 50 table games, including various poker types. On-site dining options include Cavanaugh's, Corky's Ribs and BBQ, Diamond Deli, Max & Erma's, Ri Ra Irish Pub, Temptations Buffet and a Starbucks. There is live entertainment seven nights a week in the Hoosier Lounge as well as Cavanaugh's piano bar. Travelers can stay at the more casual Hotel Aztar or the more plush Le Merigot. It is recommended for golfers to check out the golfing scene in Evansville before leaving town.
Casino Aztar
421 NW Riverside Drive
Evansville, Indiana 47708
(800) 342-5386
About The Author
Susan Miller has been a professional journalist since 1990, specializing in travel and business. She has written for the "Indianapolis Star," "South Bend Tribune," "Indianapolis Business Journal" and was a Midwest correspondent for the American News Service. Miller studied design, photography and technology at Purdue University and Central Piedmont Community College.
