It opened in 1995 as Casino Aztar. On social media this week, Bally's announced that the boutique hotel known since Le Merigot since it opened in 2006 is being renamed Legend's Tower.

Dec. 17, 1996: The 250-room Casino Aztar Hotel (now Tropicana Hotel) opens. Nov. 1, 2006: A casino opens at the refurbished French Lick Resort, giving Evansville a nearby in-state competitor.

In 2021, Bally’s would take over ownership and rebrand the casino for $140 million where the name and rights remain today.

EVANSVILLE, Ind., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Going to Casino Aztar is like attending a giant barbecue where everyone knows one another and you're the guy with hot sauce dribbling onto your orange Hawaiian shirt.

Aztar's other three properties -- Casino Aztar Evansville, Casino Aztar Caruthersville, and the Ramada Express Laughlin -- combined to produce $75 million in EBITDA on $262 million in net revenue ...

Casino Aztar, the riverboat docked at Evansville, will be sold at auction Nov. 18, according to the Evansville Courier & Press. The casino had been sold to Reno, Nev.-based Eldorado Resorts LLC in ...

Tropicana Evansville Casino bet that a new $50 million land-based casino would increase its business, and the numbers indicate it's paid off. ... Casino Aztar opened in 1995.

The first of Indiana’s riverboat casinos is now moving onshore. The owner of Evansville's casino now has state permission to move from its current riverboat docked along the Ohio River to a new ...

Evansville is the regional center for a large trade area in Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois. ... One of the most popular attractions in the region is Casino Aztar, ...