CINCINNATI SUPERLATIVES

Theres no place in the Midwest where riverboat casinos look more like the luxury resorts of Las Vegas than along the Ohio River in southern Indiana. Forget about squeezing into limited space on shipboard casinos with no elbow room between the slots-southern Indiana has the most expansive casinos in the riverboat market, and some of the most elegant as well.

Indianas gaming law has allowed the operators in this region to create truly world class resorts with Few of the annoyances one finds in many riverboat markets. A few years ago, the state dropped the requirement that its riverboats cruise all remain dockside, offering the same gaming experience as in a land-based casino.

Here along the river and rolling hills (yes, this part of Indiana has beautiful hills), you will find some of the most comfortable hotel rooms anywhere, not to mention great restaurants and entertainment and decent payback on the slots Very liberal rules in the pit-in short, everything you look for in a aming resort.

Some of the greatest casino resorts in the entire riverboat larket sit in a relatively small region in the southeast corner of Ildiana, within easy driving distance of the metropolitan Cincinati area or Louisville, Kentucky, on the other side of the river. hey all do a great job of serving this massive urban market, giving ity-dwellers a nearby place to experience rural, pastoral beauty long with the excitement of casinos.

The three best in the region, according to our readers, are PinnaIe Entertainments Belterra Casino, Argosy Lawrenceburg and Caears Indiana. These three resorts dominate most of the categories in ,ur survey this year, proving they know how to put all the elements Dgether for a casino experience that rivals any in the country.

No one does it better than Belterra Casino, which repeats its Town this year as Best Overall Hotel Casino in southern Indiana. A avorite of the nearby Cincinnati market (only half an hours drive to he north), Belterra is known for being one of the best hotels in the egion, and for having all of the newest slots and table games, which nclude five-
p The other two resorts filling out the top three for Best Overall Hotel Casino, Caesars Indiana and Argosy Lawrenceburg, both scored a number of top awards themselves. Caesars Indiana, one of the truly great riverboat casinos in the country, won top honors in no less than 23 individual categories, including Most Comfortable Hotel, Best Hotel Suites, Best Casino Promotions, Best Poker Room, Best Video Slots, Craps and Roulette and Best Overall Entertainment. Argosy Lawrenceburg captures this years title for Best Overall Casino, as well as several other individual categories.