New Blue Chip Casino, Hotel & Spa Premieres in Michigan City

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New Blue Chip Casino, Hotel & Spa Premieres in Michigan City;
$130 Million Expansion Features 22-Story Hotel Tower, Restaurants,
Spa and Convention Center

Michigan City, Indiana, January 22 – Blue Chip Casino, Hotel & Spa, a Boyd Gaming property, opens its $130 million expanded venue today, creating a regional entertainment destination without rival in Northwest Indiana.
The expansion’s centerpiece is the SPA BLU TOWER, a 22-story, 302-room upscale hotel tower. Other new amenities include spa blu, a 10,000-square-foot spa, full service salon and fitness center; two Las Vegas-inspired restaurants, “It’s Vegas Baby!” and “The Game”; and the 20,000-square-foot Stardust Event Center for entertainment, meetings and special events.

“With this expansion, Blue Chip Casino, Hotel & Spa becomes the premier entertainment destination in the region,” says Keith Smith, President and CEO, Boyd Gaming. “Visitors to Las Vegas or Atlantic City have long enjoyed a host of amenities under one roof. For the first time, we’re bringing that successful model to this region, and we think it will be attractive to customers throughout the upper Midwest.”
The “New Blue,” as it’s dubbed, has brought more than 200 additional jobs to the area, says Ted Bogich, Blue Chip Vice President and General Manager. “The community has been a great partner, and we’re proud to bring more jobs and more investment dollars to Michigan City and LaPorte County.”

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