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Caesars Southern Indiana
Location	Elizabeth, Indiana
Address	11999 Casino Center Drive SE
Opening date	December 12, 2019
Theme	Romanesque
No. of rooms	503
Total gaming space	110,000-square-foot (10,000 m²)
Casino type	Land-Based
Owner	Vici Properties
Operating license holder	Caesars Entertainment
Previous names	Caesars Indiana (1998-2008), Horseshoe Southern Indiana (2008-2019)
Renovated in	2008, 2016, 2019
Website	caesars.com/caesars-southern-indiana

Caesars Southern Indiana (formerly Caesars Indiana and Horseshoe Southern Indiana^[1]), which locals often simply call 'The Boat' (a reference to the former riverboat that was the main focus of the complex) is a casino owned by Vici Properties and operated by Caesars Entertainment. Opened in 1998, it is located outside the community of Elizabeth, Indiana, across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. The complex is located at the Harrison County line. This is the closest legal gambling location to Louisville and the large Southern Indiana cities because casino gambling is not allowed in neighboring Floyd County.

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The complex includes an over 100,000 ft/2 gaming area, a sports betting lounge and several restaurants. Other amenities include a hotel, a pavilion, a showroom, two parking decks, and a golf course. Steelman Partners designed the hotel.

Construction and Caesars era[edit]

On November 8, 1994, a ballot proposal to allow riverboat gambling was passed by the residents of Harrison County, Indiana, following legislation passed by the General Assembly to allow such gambling in the Hoosier state. In January 1995 five different proposals were given to the Indiana Gaming Commission in order to begin a riverboat gambling organization in Harrison County. Over a year passed before the proposition by the partnership of ITT Corporation's Caesars division and Riverboat Development Incorporated (RDI) was approved, granting the Caesars World/Riverboat Development Incorporated partnership the preliminary license in May 1996.^[2]

The initial plan of the Caesars World/Riverboat Development Incorporated partnership was for the complex to cost $228 million, but by early 1998 the projected cost was raised to $275 million. They chose a site near Bridgeport, Indiana, an unincorporated town located immediately on the Harrison County side of the Harrison County/Floyd County border; the site is fifteen miles (24 km) southwest of Louisville, Kentucky (Kentucky's largest metropolis), and was selected after performing a study to determine the nearest accessible location (to the city) that would permit a riverboat casino to operate legally. Louisville officials attempted to delay the construction of Caesars Indiana, who wanted to protect the gambling revenue of Churchill Downs and other Kentucky horse racing interests. Environmental groups lodged similar complaints due to concerns regarding the potential negative impact of the proposed development on local air quality, waterways, and wildlife. The Caesars World/Riverboat Development Incorporated partnership had already spent $11 million on making necessary improvements to use the newly acquired property. A preliminary study by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in February 1998 determined that further environmental studies, which would have delayed the building of the necessary facilities for Caesars Indiana, were not necessary. However, the United States Army Corps of Engineers did caution the Caesars World/Riverboat Development Incorporated partnership to carefully consider the number of trees to be cleared and the impact on runoff water.^[3]

Caesars Indiana was finally opened to the public on November 20, 1998. The riverboat was initially slated to begin operating in the summer of 1998, but interference by three different Indiana environmental groups issuing lawsuits, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (due to the Army Corps of Engineers concluding that a full environmental study was unnecessary), and heavy rains in the spring of 1998 delayed the opening. A very important person cruise on November 16, 1998, was the first sailing of the riverboat.^[3]

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Since 1998, Horseshoe Southern Indiana has employed 2,400 people. It has been estimated that Horseshoe Southern Indiana has cost the state of Kentucky $12 million in lottery revenue on an annual basis.^[3] Because the original charter of the Colony of Virginia gave Virginia ownership of the entire Ohio River, which now forms the border between Kentucky and Indiana, Kentucky (which was split from Virginia in 1792) claims ownership of the entire river, and has often threatened to stop operations of riverboat casinos on the Ohio in neighboring states. Notably, a resolution proposed in the Kentucky House in 2002 called for 'the purchase of a submarine to patrol the waters of the Commonwealth and search and destroy all casino riverboats.'^[4] However, the non-binding resolution never came up for a vote, and its sponsor said the resolution was in jest, and to protest Kentucky's continued prohibition of gambling.^[5]

Due to the ownership of Caesars World having changed hands, Caesars Indiana was run by Starwood Hotels and Resorts, and then by Park Place Entertainment Corporation.^[3]

From June 7 to June 19, 1999, the casino was shut down due to a river barge hitting the riverboat and due to excessive silt at its mooring site.^[6] It shut down again from March 20 to the 23rd in 2008 due to unusually high river levels.^[7] High river levels again caused them to close in March 2011, April 2011 and March 2015, each for a handful of days.

As part of its continual existence, the State of Indiana requires Horseshoe Southern Indiana to give money to two different foundations in Harrison and Floyd Counties.^[8]

Horseshoe Southern Indiana was given as an example to discredit Kentucky governor Ernie Fletcher's claims that Kentucky casinos would cause prostitution during the 2007 Kentucky governors race.^[9]

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In recent years, Horseshoe Southern Indiana has co-sponsored Thunder Over Louisville.^[10]

An April 18, 2008 Illinois earthquake caused the complex to lose electrical power, and having to rely on backup generators.^[11]

Completed in April 2017, a $13 million renovation encompasses all 503 guest rooms, suites and the hotel lobby. Horseshoe’s investment in the hotel offers a fresh look as the room will feature new furniture, carpet and room amenities. The hotel remained fully operational during the renovation process. The completely renovated rooms include elements that create a sense of comfort, with some of the modern conveniences tra

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