Ameristar to acquire and expand Resorts East Chicago casino
Las Vegas-based Ameristar Casinos Inc. agreed last week to buy Resorts East Chicago in northwest Indiana for $675 million in cash, its first stake in what it calls an “underserved” Chicago-area gaming market.
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