Tickets for Ameristar's Free Smokey Robinson Concert Available Noon CDT Monday, Aug. 4 on Tickets.com and at Ameristar Casino Hotel in East Chicago, Ind.

Tickets for Ameristar's Free Smokey Robinson Concert Available Noon CDT Monday, Aug. 4 on Tickets.com and at Ameristar Casino Hotel in East Chicago, Ind.

    WHAT:   Tickets for the free Sunday, Aug. 17 concert featuring romantic           soul legend Smokey Robinson, at Ameristar Casino Hotel in East           Chicago, Ind. Although the concert is free, tickets are required           for admission.    WHEN &   HOW:    Tickets will be available beginning Monday, Aug. 4, 2008 at           noon CDT:            -- On Tickets.com (http://www.tickets.com/) while supplies last.              (NOTE: For identification purposes, Tickets.com requires a              credit card to complete any transaction on its site, but no              charge will be made for these tickets.)           -- From the Star Awards Booth located in the Pavilion at Ameristar              Casino Hotel, 777 Ameristar Blvd., East Chicago, Ind., from              10 AM to 9 PM CDT daily through Aug. 15, or while supplies              last.            Each household will be limited to four (4) tickets.            The concert will take place Sunday, Aug. 17 at 6 p.m. The free,           general admission seating area will open at noon CDT.    WHERE:  http://www.tickets.com/ AND Ameristar Casino Hotel, 777 Ameristar           Blvd., East Chicago, Ind.    WHY:    In celebration of its re-branding as an Ameristar property,           Ameristar Casino Hotel is offering a free summer concert series.           Smokey Robinson will play Sunday, Aug. 17, while country music           sensation and television star Reba will perform Saturday,           Sept. 13. (Pop icon Lionel Richie played earlier in the summer.)            Tickets to the Reba show will be available on Tickets.com and at           Ameristar Casino Hotel beginning at noon, Monday, Aug. 25.    MISC.    Seating  

The concert series will take place in a specially created temporary amphitheater in the property's back valet beach parking lot. Guests should bring lawn chairs or beach towels and enjoy the shows from the amphitheater or adjoining beach. Tents, large umbrellas and pets (except service dogs) are prohibited.

Transportation and Parking

On-property parking is limited. City-provided satellite parking lots -- with security and shuttle buses to and from the event -- will be available. We expect traffic congestion, so concert attendees should plan accordingly.

Food and Drink

A "festival-style" food court will be available with a variety of options for sale by local vendors, along with food from Ameristar Casino Hotel's four restaurants. Alcohol will not be sold. Outside food, coolers, large backpacks, glass containers and alcoholic beverages are prohibited.

Before and after each concert, enjoy enhancements Ameristar has made to the East Chicago facility, including improved and expanded food and beverage offerings, remodeled restaurants and bars, plus a redesigned casino floor featuring an improved layout and enhanced mix of games.

    CONTACTS:  Rebecca Theim               Ameristar Casinos, Inc.               702-567-7053               rebecca.theim@ameristar.com                Reginald Dotson               Ameristar Casino Hotel               219-378-3277               reginald.dotson@ameristar.com                Liz Feldman               Sandy Hillman Communications               (732) 387-0515               lfeldman@hillmanpr.com  

PRNewswire -- July 30

Source: Ameristar Casino Hotel

Web site: http://www.tickets.com/

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