This makes it the tallest building in Michigan City, as well as in LaPorte County and Northwest Indiana outside of South Bend. In 2009, a further development was completed, adding 302 hotel rooms. In 2005, the casino announced a $163 million renovation, and completed by the following year, replacing the three-level boat with a single-level casino that included a 65,000 sq ft of gaming space. In 2002, the third level was expanded, bringing the gaming space to 42,500 sq ft (3,950 m 2).
It is owned by Boyd Gaming.īlue Chip was launched as a three-deck gaming boat on August 22, 1997, at that time only riverboat casinos were permitted in the state of Indiana, three years later, a hotel complex was added.
