Blue Chip Casino, Hotel and Spa in Michigan City now has more meeting and event space.
The facility hosted a grand opening Oct. 17 for the Freemont Ballroom in the Stardust Event Center. The expansion, which took about a year to complete, added nearly 15,000 square feet of available space to rent and brings its full meeting and event space to 45,000 square feet.
The expansion added 14,800 square feet of event space, including a new 11,000-square-foot ballroom, which can be divided into six smaller rooms and 3,800 square feet of pre-function space.
The expansion at Blue Chip is the latest by casino owner Boyd Gaming. Since 2006, Boyd Gaming has added a new casino facility, a 302-room hotel tower, the Stardust Events Center, a 10,000-square-foot spa, salon and fitness center, and two new restaurants. Boyd Gaming in 2016 completed an upgrade and redesign of Blue Chip’s original 184-room hotel tower.
Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming operates of 24 gaming properties across Nevada, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana and Mississippi.
