Par-A-Dice Casino

About Par-A-Dice Casino

Par-A-Dice Casino is an Illinois-licensed commercial casino at 21 Blackjack Boulevard in East Peoria, Illinois, operated by Boyd Gaming. The property opened in 1991 — one of Illinois’s original ten riverboat casino licenses — and runs 1,172 slot machines, 21 table games, and a 5-table poker room with restaurant, self-parking, and valet on site. The minimum gambling age is 21, regulated by the Illinois Gaming Board. Website: paradicecasino.com.

East Peoria is in Tazewell County across the Illinois River from Peoria, in the central Illinois region approximately 165 miles southwest of Chicago via I-55 and I-74. The Blackjack Boulevard address is an intentionally gaming-themed street name — the casino worked with East Peoria to name the road in honor of its primary table game offering. The “Par-A-Dice” name is a double wordplay — referencing both “paradise” and “pair of dice” — consistent with the gaming-wordplay branding common in the Illinois riverboat casino era of the early 1990s.

Boyd Gaming is a Las Vegas-based gaming company with casino properties across the United States, including the Treasure Chest Casino in Louisiana, multiple properties in Nevada, and regional casino operations in various states. Boyd’s operation of Par-A-Dice Casino brings national gaming company infrastructure to the central Illinois market, which the Peoria area anchors as the primary gaming destination for a catchment area spanning Tazewell, Peoria, Woodford, McLean, and surrounding counties.

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Table Games and Poker Room

Par-A-Dice Casino runs 21 table game positions including 21+3, 3 Card Poker, Blackjack, Caribbean Stud Poker, Craps, Let It Ride, Mini-Baccarat, Mississippi Stud, Roulette, and Video Poker, alongside 1,172 slot machines.

Caribbean Stud Poker is a five-card stud game where players compete against the dealer with a progressive jackpot side bet. Let It Ride is a five-card poker game where players make three bets and choose to withdraw bets as community cards are revealed, paying on pairs of tens or better — the “let it ride” decision structure gives players control over their total wager across the round. 21+3 evaluates the player’s first two cards plus the dealer’s upcard as a three-card poker hand.

The 5-table poker room spreads Limit Hold’em, Mixed Games, NL Hold’em, and Omaha cash games. Mixed Games rotate through multiple formats in sequence. Omaha alongside Limit and NL Hold’em provides multi-format coverage for the Peoria-area poker market. Confirm current stakes at paradicecasino.com.

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Boyd Gaming's 1991 Illinois River casino — Caribbean Stud, Let It Ride, Mixed Games, and 21 Blackjack Boulevard in East Peoria

Par-A-Dice Casino is central Illinois's primary commercial casino destination, operating since 1991 on the Illinois River in East Peoria under Boyd Gaming. The street address — 21 Blackjack Boulevard — is a deliberate gaming reference, as is the Par-A-Dice name itself. Caribbean Stud Poker and Let It Ride are five-card stud formats less common in the Midwest; the 5-table poker room's Mixed Games and Omaha spread adds format variety. Boyd Gaming's operational infrastructure is the national gaming company backing. Confirm current hours and game availability at paradicecasino.com.

Priya Sharma

Responsible Gaming Editor