Harrah's Metropolis Casino News

News Brief: A housekeeper on Harrah's Metropolis Riverboat Casino filed a Jones Act suit in U.S. District Court claiming severe and permanent injuries from bending over, and raising back up again.

Company officials hoped to get the go-ahead today to reopen Harrah's Metropolis Casino, which was closed because of shallow water on the Ohio River.

Low water levels forced the closure of Harrah's Metropolis Casino, the first time the riverboat has been closed because of shallow water since it opened in 1993, officials said Monday.

News Brief: Harrah's Metropolis Casino hopes to fill 45 positions through a job fair Aug. 9 and give those new workers first crack at 125 new hotel jobs opening up in six months.

News Brief: Harrah's Entertainment says construction of a $62 million hotel and entertainment center should resume within a month and be finished by next spring, now that the project has been approved by the Illinois Gaming Board.

News Brief: Kentucky-based subcontractor Morsey Inc. want the Illinois Gaming Board to intervene in a squabble over not being paid at least $1.35 million for work on a halted hotel project at Harrah's Metropolis Casino.