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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