The Venue opened with the casino on August 8, 2008, with a midnight Asian show featuring Andy Hui and William So, and held several more grand opening concerts that same weekend, including Bette Midler, Alicia Keys, Smashing Pumpkins, Mo'Nique, and James Blunt. Though the standard setup is 2,500 theater-style telescopic seats, the seats can be pulled back to create a full general-admission room that can be set up for more contemporary rock shows, as well as function as a banquet and tradeshow facility.

The 90,000-square-foot (8,400 m 2) space was designed by Montreal-based theater design firm Sceno Plus, best known for designing other noteworthy entertainment venues such as the Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas, the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, as well as several Cirque du Soleil theaters in the United States. 'The Venue' is Horseshoe Casino’s entertainment and event space. The vessel is adjacent to the main pavilion, with multiple food outlets, including Jack Binion’s Steakhouse, as well as a gift shop and ballroom/meeting facilities. The vessel has two public floors, including the main gaming floor with a special high limit, poker, and Asian gaming areas, two feature bars, and a VIP lounge, as well as a second floor with a 3,400-capacity entertainment space and an updated Village Square Buffet. In October 2017, ownership of the property was transferred to Vici Properties as part of a corporate spin-off, and it was leased back to Caesars Entertainment. The current casino facility opened on August 8, 2008. In 2004, the corporation was sold to Harrah’s Entertainment (rebranded as Caesars Entertainment in 2010), which began the construction of a new gaming vessel, designed by Friedmutter Group, in 2006. After selling off the Joliet property in 2001, the Hammond property was rebranded as Horseshoe Casino Hammond on May 4, 2001.

In 1999, the corporation acquired Empress Casinos, including both the Hammond property and another Empress Casino in Joliet, Illinois. Horseshoe Gaming Holding Corporation was established in 1993 as a private holding company, mostly owned by Jack Binion. Horseshoe Casino originally opened as Empress Casino in 1996 as a 54,000-square-foot (5,000 m 2), four-level gaming vessel.

The 400,000-square-foot (37,000 m 2) property containing gaming, entertainment, restaurants, bars, and lounges. Horseshoe Casino Hammond is a casino located in Hammond, Indiana.

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