Indiana Grand Casino Anderson
ANDERSON — Indiana’s two horse-track casinos are ready to start dealing cards with live table games on Jan. The Indiana Gaming Commission on Tuesday gave the final approval to Harrah’s Hoosier. Indiana Grand Racing & Casino is about 30 miles southeast and Hoosier Park Racing & Casino is about 45 miles northeast. Both casinos are open 24 hours. Native American Casinos in Indiana Indiana has one Indian casino (Four Winds Casino South Bend) which opened in early 2018. The nearest casino is the Shelbyville Indiana Grand Racing & Casino in Shelbyville. This gaming establishment provides more than 2,000 slot machines and electronic games including Blackjack, Roulette, Craps and Texas Hold’em Poker. Caesars owns Hoosier Park Racing & Casino in Anderson and Indiana Grand Racing & Casino in Shelbyville.
| Indiana Grand Racing & Casino | |
|---|---|
| Location | Shelbyville, Indiana |
| Address | 4300 N. Michigan Road |
| Opening date | March 13, 2009 |
| Total gaming space | 233,000 square feet (21,600 m2) |
| Casino type | Racino |
| Owner | Caesars Entertainment |
| Coordinates | 39°35′24″N85°49′19″W / 39.590°N 85.822°WCoordinates: 39°35′24″N85°49′19″W / 39.590°N 85.822°W |
| Website | caesars.com/indiana-grand |
Indiana Grand Racing & Casino (formerly Indiana Live!) is a racino (horse racing track and casino) in Shelbyville, Indiana. It is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment. It is the closest casino to Indianapolis. It offers gaming, restaurants, a gift shop and entertainment. The 233,000-square-foot (21,600 m2) facility has over 2,300 slot machines, and as of Jan 1 2020, Indiana Grand features live table games. It was built at a cost of more than $250 million.
The facility's racetrack is named Indiana Grand Race Course. Dining options include Clubhouse Dining, El Grande Taco Lounge, Bear's BBQ, OTB Bar, and The Backstretch Cafe. The casino also offers dining at a brewpub with off-track betting,and as of September 1,2019, the brewpub was approved to offer Sports betting. a buffet, a cafe, and a steakhouse.
Indiana Grand has hosted musicians such as The Buckinghams, Grand Funk Railroad, Duke Tumatoe of REO Speedwagon, Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Box Tops, Paul Revere & the Raiders, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, The Kentucky Headhunters, Fuel, Marc Cohn, All-4-One, Color Me Badd, Ginuwine, Ludacris, and comedian Mike Epps.
The racetrack was previously known as Indiana Downs.[1] The casino opened on March 13, 2009 as Indiana Live! Casino. It was renamed Indiana Grand Casino in June 2012, and rebranded as Indiana Grand Racing & Casino in February 2013. Centaur Gaming purchased the casino in February 2013. Caesars Entertainment acquired it in 2018.[2]
Indiana Grand offers live Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing from April through October. The track is affiliated with three OTB parlors around Indiana, in Clarksville, Indianapolis, and New Haven.
Indiana Grand is the home of the Indiana Derby.
Races[edit]
Graded events[edit]
The following Graded events were held at Colonial Downs in 2019.
Grade III
Stakes events[edit]
Thoroughbred stakes races at Indiana Grand Racing & Casino include:
- Sagamore Sired Stakes
- ITOBA Stallion Season Fillies Stakes
- Hoosier Breeders Sophomore
- Hoosier Breeders Sophomore Fillies
- Mari Hulman George Stakes
- Michael G Schaefer Memorial Mile
- Indiana General Assembly Distaff
- Warrior Veterans
- Governor's
- Indiana First Lady
- William Henry Harrison Stakes
- Shelby County Stakes
- Centaur
- Indiana Grand
- Crown Ambassador
- Indiana Stallion Fillies
- Indiana Futurity
- Miss Indiana
Quarter Horse stakes races at Indiana Grand include:
- Born Runner Classic
- Harley Greene Derby Final
- Gordon Mobley Futurity Final
- Jaguar Rocket QH Stakes Final
- Blue River Derby Stakes Final
- Bob Woodward Memorial Classic Final
- QHRAI Stallion Service Auction Futurity Final
- Sterlie Bertram Memorial Stakes Final
- Miss Roxie Little Final
- Indiana Championship
- Governors Stake Final
- QHRAI Derby Final
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'Amoss Back Winning Races at Indiana Grand'. bloodhorse.com. The BloodHorse. May 7, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ^'Caesars' purchase of two Indiana racinos finalized'. The Times of Northwest Indiana. July 17, 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
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Online Casinos in Indiana
Although Indiana has a long tradition with some great land-based casinos and a long history with gambling, it has not legalized online casinos. There have been discussions of legalizingonline casinos, but it has not yet been approved by the senate.
Indiana does allow online sportsbooks, so it is hoped that online casinos will be legalized in the near future as well. At the time of writing, there is no pending legislation forlegalizing online casinos.
But, you can still register with a legal online casino while you're in Illinois. That means you can get the casino's bonus offers or deposit, and then play whenever you're in stateswhere it's legal (even in a layover at the airport). (Do be aware of the casino bonus's expiry date, though.)
Land-based Casinos in Indiana
Indiana has just one land-based casino. You'll find nearly a dozen riverboat casinos around Lake Michigan. And there are two racinos associated with the state's horse tracks.
Indiana Grand Casino Anderson Indiana
Indiana has one Native American casino, Four Winds Casino South Bend. It opened in early 2018.